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big deal

big deal noun: something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement.

Noun

big deal (plural big deals)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, often, sarcastic) Something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement.
    • It's a big deal to him to get this promotion.
    • It's no big deal if you don't finish it today.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP.
    • She's a big deal in music in Spain.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, informal, ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what.
    • He can run a mile in six minutes? Big deal! Some people can do it in four.
    • So you beat the worst team in the league. Big deal, call the TV crews.

big deal meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Bengali

big deal in Hindi

something very important
महत्त्वपूर्ण mahattvapūrṇ
someone very important
महत्त्वपूर्ण mahattvapūrṇ
so what
तो क्या हुआ to kyā huā

big deal in Urdu

something very important
بڑی بات baṛī bāt

big deal in Bengali

বড় চুক্তি

Synonyms of big deal

Forms of big deal

pluralbig deals

Words formed from big deal

  • make a big deal of
  • make a big deal out of

Questions about big deal

What does big deal mean?
Big deal means something very important or difficult; a matter of great concern; a considerable feat or achievement.
What is big deal in Hindi?
Big deal in Hindi is महत्त्वपूर्ण (mahattvapūrṇ), तो क्या हुआ (to kyā huā). See Big deal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is big deal?
Big deal can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of big deal?
The plural of big deal is big deals.

Words near big deal in the dictionary

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  3. big data
  4. big day
  5. big days
  6. big deal
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  9. big deuce
  10. big Dick
  11. big dick energy

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: big deal (page history and authors); big deal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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