heavys

Noun

heavy (plural heavies or heavys)

1. (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
   • With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.
2. (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
   • A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.
3. A prominent figure; a "major player".
   • A collection of topical themes and love songs, featuring session work by women's music "heavies" Holly Near, Mary Watkins, Linda Tillery, Robin Flower, and others.1985 December 21, Nan Donald, “Flat-picking up a Storm”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 6
4. (in plural, slang) A newspaper of the quality press.
   • The comment may be offered here that the 'heavies' have been the Design Award's principal scorers, both in the overall bronze plaque days and, since, in the Daily/Sunday Class 1.1973, Allen Hutt, The changing newspaper, page 151
5. A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
   • In a firm voice he said, “World Wide Six heavy is ready for takeoff.”1990, Perry Francis Lafferty, The Downing of Flight Six Heavy, page 85
6. (archaic, slang) A serious theatrical role.
   • Payton boasted his range included "leading parts or genteel heavies, character old men, dialect parts, old women and, on occasion, soubrettes and leading ladies"; however, he was most at ease in light comedy roles.2008, William L. Slout, Theatre in a Tent, page 28

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