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big-boy britches

big-boy britches noun: synonym of big-boy pants.

Noun

big-boy britches pl (plural only)

  1. (figuratively, informal, plural, plural-only) Synonym of big-boy pants.
    Synonyms:
    big-boy pants

Synonyms of big-boy britches

Origin of big-boy britches

Coined for its alliterative qualities.

Questions about big-boy britches

What does big-boy britches mean?
Big-boy britches means synonym of big-boy pants.
What part of speech is big-boy britches?
Big-boy britches is a noun.

Words near big-boy britches in the dictionary

  1. big-boned
  2. big-boob
  3. big-box
  4. big-box store
  5. big-box stores
  6. big-boy britches
  7. big-boy pants
  8. big-brained
  9. big-breasted
  10. big-brotherish
  11. big-brotherism

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