big game

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big game¹

noun

  1. uncountable Any large animal(s) hunted for sport. The proposed law will prevent big game hunters from bringing home body parts of 7,000 species including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears. It comes two years after the government pledged to introduce a ban.

Opposite: small game

Big Game²

Where it comes from

From big + game, since it is the most prominent sports match.

proper noun the Big Game

  1. US, euphemistic Synonym of Super Bowl (“the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League”)

    Similar: Super Bowl

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noun

Opposite: small game

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noun large animals hunted for sport

Portuguêscaça grossa, pesca grossa

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@misc{big_game_2026,
  title = {big game},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}