big head

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big head

/ˌbɪɡ ˈhɛd/
/ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/

noun big heads

alternative Alternative form of bighead (“person with an inflated opinion of themselves”).
idiomatic An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance. He has gotten a little success, and a big head to go with it.
humorous, idiomatic, usually The brain, as opposed to the penis; rational thought, as opposed to lust. "I wasn't thinking." "Oh, you were thinking, just not with your big head. [...] A sexy skirt catches your eye, and you're blind to what's in front of you."
capitalized, figuratively, sometimes The short head of a long tail distribution. My friend Mark Wieman noted recently that the Long Tail has gotten so long and so thick that there's not much left in the Big Head.

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@misc{big_head_2026,
  title = {big head},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20head},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}