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big old

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables
big old
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

American usage; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

big ole (alternative) big ol' (alternative)

Phrases

heck of a hell of a

Frequently Paired Words

heck of a heckuva hell of a

Synonyms

big-ass big honkin' honkin'

Antonyms

little old li'l' old li'l old lil old

Questions

What does big old mean?
Emphatically or impressively big; really big.

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