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bighead

/ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/

bighead noun: a person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.

Noun

bighead (countable and uncountable, plural bigheads)

  1. (colloquial, countable, especially) A person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.
    • He is such a bighead and so lazy that I don't know how far he will go. He can read and write English a little bit and he thinks that is enough for him to know.1997, Virginia Watson, Anyan's Story: A New Guinea Woman in Two Worlds, page 174
    • 'But there are too many egos, way too many. I mean bigheads who are sidetracked by stuff away from football.'2010, Jonathan Wilson, Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matches
  2. (colloquial, countable) Any of several species of fish having a large head.
  3. (colloquial, uncountable) Any of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.

bighead meaning in Tamil

bighead in Tamil

எலும்பு மெலிவு மண்டத் துருத்தம்

Forms of bighead

pluralbigheads
alternative formbig head

Origin of bighead

From big + head.

Words formed from bighead

Phrases with bighead

Questions about bighead

What does bighead mean?
Bighead means a person with an inflated opinion of themselves; a conceited or arrogant person.
What is bighead in Tamil?
Bighead in Tamil is எலும்பு மெலிவு மண்டத் துருத்தம். See Bighead meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bighead?
Bighead is a noun.
How do you pronounce bighead?
Bighead is pronounced /ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/.
What is the plural of bighead?
The plural of bighead is bigheads.

Words near bighead in the dictionary

  1. biggy
  2. bigha
  3. Bigham
  4. Bighams
  5. bighas
  6. bighead
  7. bighead carp
  8. bighead carps
  9. bigheaded
  10. bigheaded ant
  11. bigheaded ants

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bighead (page history and authors); bighead (Tamil 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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