Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big guy

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.21 in modern English

Syllables: big guy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, guy.

Countable

Example Sentences

""How are you doing there, big guy?" he asked."
"The high school wrestler was a big guy for his age."

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

big guys (plural)

Synonyms

big man

Questions

What does big guy mean?: A term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.

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