Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big lug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: big lug
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man with a large, strong physique but a gentle personality.

Colloquial

Etymology

Emphatic form of lug (“large man”).

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

big lugs (plural)

Questions

What does big lug mean?: A man with a large, strong physique but a gentle personality.
Where does big lug come from?: Emphatic form of lug (“large man”).

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