big old

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big old

adjective big ole · big ol'

Southern US, US, idiomatic, informal, not comparable Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
Similar: big-ass, big honkin', honkin' · Opposite: little old, li'l' old, li'l old, lil old

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@misc{big_old_2026,
  title = {big old},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20old},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}