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big girls

big girls is the plural of big girl.

Meaning of big girl

Noun

big girl (plural big girls)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, girl.
  2. (informal) An older girl; a girl who is no longer an infant; a female child considered mature enough for a specified purpose.
    • You can tie your own shoelaces – you're a big girl now.
  3. (derogatory, informal) A timid, weak or effeminate boy or man.
    • Stop crying, you big girl!
  4. (idiomatic, informal) An adult woman; a woman behaving as a responsible adult.
    • Coordinate term: big boy
  5. A woman who is overweight.
    • I was surprised he didn't take the straight line Camryn fed him about "Do you like big girls?"1999 May 12, Greg Anderson, “Dave loves the big girls”, in alt.fan.letterman (Usenet), message-ID <7hb1gl$qgt$1@firewall.afs.com>

Questions about big girls

What is big girls the plural of?
Big girls is the plural of big girl.

Words near big girls in the dictionary

  1. big game
  2. big girl
  3. big girl pants
  4. big girl's blouse
  5. big girl's blouses
  6. big girls
  7. big girls' blouses
  8. big government
  9. big gun
  10. big guns
  11. big guy

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