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big guy

big guy noun: a term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.

Noun

big guy (plural big guys)

  1. A term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.
    • "How are you doing there, big guy?" he asked.
    Synonyms:
    big man
  2. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, guy.
    • The high school wrestler was a big guy for his age.

Synonyms of big guy

Forms of big guy

pluralbig guys

Questions about big guy

What does big guy mean?
Big guy means a term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.
What part of speech is big guy?
Big guy is a noun.
What is the plural of big guy?
The plural of big guy is big guys.

Words near big guy in the dictionary

  1. big girls
  2. big girls' blouses
  3. big government
  4. big gun
  5. big guns
  6. big guy
  7. big guys
  8. Big H
  9. big hair
  10. big hairy armadillo
  11. big hairy armadillos

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