BIG, BIGGEST
ADJECTIVES
1430 ► TALL big, large, bulky → obs. rare
1548 ► REISKIE big and strong, massive; said of things
1600 ► MICKLE → MUCKLE big in size, great, large → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1658 ► RAPPING uncommonly big or striking, enormous, huge → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1665 ► MASTY big-bodied, burly → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1668 ► MASTIFF big-bodied, burly → obs.
1687 ► TWO-HANDED big, bulky, strapping → colloq., obs.
1706 ► LUMPING big, great → colloq.
1720 ► MASSY big, massive, bulky, strong → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1722 ► WALLY big and strong, robust, plump, buxom, thriving, sturdy → Sc.
1774 ► MIGHTY big, large, great; extreme → Amer. dial.
1785 ► SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty → Eng. dial.
1792 ► MAIN big, great in size or degree → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1796 ► BAUSON → BAWSON big, fat, unwieldy, swollen → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► RAWNY big and awkward; clumsy → Eng. dial.
1800 ► FAIR-SIZED fairly big; reasonably large
1802 ► MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous → Amer. dial.
1806 ► WHACKING very big → sl.
1825 ► HARD big, strong, robust, well-grown; full-grown → Eng. dial.
1825 ► ODIOUS very big, great, excessive, intense, out of the ordinary; strange, wonderful → Sc.
1847 ► BUSTING very big; splendid → Amer. sl.
M19. ► JOLLY big, great, plump
1850 ► GRADELY great, considerable, big → Eng. dial.
1864 ► RAMMING very big, huge → Eng. dial.
1865 ► MARDEL → MERDAL big, clumsy, fat → Sc.
1866 ► SCOUTHIE → SCOWTHIE big, capacious, roomy, bulky → Sc.
1869 ► HUSKY big, vigorous, and muscular → sl., orig. US
1869 ► THUMPING big, large, great
1874 ► GALAGANTING → GALLIGANTING awkwardly big, slovenly in gait → Eng. dial.
1892 ► CAWBAWN big → Aust. bush sl. (Bk.)
1892 ► DICK-NAILING impressively big; extraordinary, amazing → Amer. dial.
1894 ► SKOOKUM big, strong, powerful; good, fine, satisfactory → Amer. dial.
1896 ► GROSH big, fat → Eng. dial.
1899 ► BOUNCING big, excessive; exaggerated → Amer. dial.
20C.. ► SLABBA-SLABBA big and fat; slobby, droopy → W. Ind. Rasta usage
20C.. ► TEN-CARAT big; impressive; imposing → Amer. sl.
1904 ► JEEROOSELY → JEEROOSLY big, mighty, enormous → Amer. dial.
1905 ► HAWMERIN big and clumsy → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► THUNGEING big, heavy → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► THUSKY big; said of a person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 ► BIERLY big, burly → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOUZY big, swelling, distended; fat, overgrown → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOWSAN very big → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► MASTEREST biggest → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1938 ► NUI big, large, great → Hawaii
1940 ► CALLAWAMPUS big, fine, stout, grand → W. Indies sl.
1945 ► BIG-ASSED big → US sl.
1953 ► MONSTER big, large, formidable; excellent, very good → US sl., orig. African-American
1955 ► BIGASS big, important, or overly important → US sl.
1956 ► LAMMING big, large, prodigious → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BIG-COCK big, huge → US sl.
1968 ► MONDO big, huge; great in size, amount, prominence, or degree → Amer. sl.
1970 ► DIK big, heavy, beefy, fat, powerfully built → S. Afr.
1972 ► CATAWAMPUS big and fine → Amer. dial.
1974 ► MONGO big, huge, considerable, substantial → US teen & college sl.
ADVERBS
1913 ► BASTIN’ BIG very big → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
1599 ► SWINGER something very big or excellent; something forcible or effective → colloq.
19C.. ► RODGER anything big and ugly of its kind; a big, ugly animal → Sc.
1823 ► JUMBO a big clumsy person, animal, or thing
1823 ► WALLOPER anything very big or large; an astounding lie → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1824 ► MAMMOTH something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1838 ► KEBROCK anything big and clumsy → Sc.
1842 ► BENDER a big or good specimen of its kind; a ‘whopper’; anything exceptional or outstanding → Eng. dial.
1842 ► BOUNCER a big or large specimen of its kind
1842 ► BUSTER something big or large of its kind → Amer. dial.
M19. ► BOOMER something big, large or notable of its kind → Aust. & NZ sl.
1892 ► DICK-NAILER something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1896 ► THUMP anything rather big or large of its kind → Sc.
1904 ► STRAPPER anything big or bulky → sl. (Bk.)
1905 ► THUSKER anything big or large and bulky → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► WALLIKUR anything very big → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1930 ► LARGE ORDER something big, exaggerated, or very difficult → colloq.
M20. ► MOOSE anything big → US sl.
1958 ► BLUE ONE anything big → Amer. dial.
1965 ► JOE DOTTER something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BLINGER something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1966 ► JIM-DANDY something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1966 ► WHALLOPER something impressively big → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BOOSTER something impressively big or extraordinary of its kind → Amer. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
1567 ► HERCULES a big man; one who resembles Hercules in strength; a man of prodigious strength
1580 ► GOGMAGOG a big, strong person; a giant; a man of immense stature and strength → obs.
1596 ► QUILT a big, fat, clumsy person → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1781 ► WIDDERER → WITHERER a big, stout, powerful person; a person of surpassing size → Eng. dial.
19C.. ► BARROW WALLAH a big man → army sl.
19C.. ► DUNDERCLUNK a big, stupid person → Sc.
19C.. ► HUMDUDGEON a big, stupid person of an evil disposition → Sc.
19C.. ► RODGER a big person of rude manners → Sc.
1808 ► RAMAGIECHAN a big, raw-boned, awkward, impetuous person → Sc.
1808 ► SCLATCH → SKLATCH a big, lubberly fellow → Sc.
1818 ► GALOOT a big, awkward or uncouth person → UK
1822 ► GROUSY a big, fat, clumsy person → Sc.
1823 ► JUMBO a big clumsy person, animal, or thing
1824 ► RAMMOCK a big, coarse person, esp. one of a stubborn position → Sc.
1825 ► GALLAYNIEL a big, gluttonous, ruthless man → Sc. obs.
1825 ► GILPIN a very big, fat or well-grown person; generally applied to infants or young children → Sc.
1826 ► KELPIE a big, raw-boned youth → Sc.
1838 ► KEBROCK a big, clumsy person → Sc.
1842 ► BENDER a big or good person → Eng. dial.
1842 ► BOUNCER a big, fleshy girl or woman
1842 ► BUSTER a big or remarkable person → Amer. dial.
1860 ► TARGER a big, active, hustling person → Sc.
1866 ► BICKER a big, stupid, bouncing person → Sc.
1866 ► CABBRACH → CABROCH a big, uncouth, greedy person; a person of disagreeable temper and manners → Sc.
1866 ► GAABRIL a big, uncomely person of an ill-natured disposition → Sc.
1866 ► HABBERJOCK a big, stupid person who speaks thickly → Sc. (Bk.)
1866 ► HAWMERER a big, awkwardly built person with clumsy feet; one who works in a rough, noisy fashion → Sc.
1866 ► JABB a big, lean, uncomely person → Sc. (Bk.)
1866 ► KEELIN a big, awkward person, generally a woman → Sc.
1866 ► TANKER a big, lean, ugly person → Sc.
1868 ► BAFF a big, clumsy person → Sc.
1882 ► GALLIGANTER a big, hulking woman → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1893 ► BIG CASINO a big person; the most important or influential person in a place etc. → US sl.
1893 ► HANGY-BANGY a big, lazy fellow, a good-for-nothing → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BAUSY a big, fat person → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 ► GUNSIR a big, stupid, ungainly, or clumsy person → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 ► REEVER a big, active person → Sc. (Bk.)
1904 ► REISKIE a big person of boorish manners; generally applied to a female → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► HARL → HARLE a big, coarse, cross-grained person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► MANNO a big man → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► MELL a big, strong, stupid person → Sc (Bk.).
1908 ► CLUMBUNGIE 1908 a big, thickset, clumsy person → Sc.
1911 ► BOUFFIN a big, stout person → Sc., contemptuous usage (Bk.)
1913 ► REGULAR HE-UN a big, strong specimen of man → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 ► LOPPUS a large, clumsy person; a big, fat, ungraceful person → Amer. dial.
1920 ► PALLION → PULLION a big, gangling, raw-boned man or woman; a rough, ungainly or worthless type of person → Sc.
1921 ► YERK a big, hefty person → Sc.
1925 ► CABER a big, coarse, clumsy man → Sc.
1929 ► GARPAL a big, stout person → Sc.
1929 ► YIRPO a big, lumpy girl → Sc.
1942 ► KELP a big, raw-boned youth → Sc.
1942 ► KILPIE a big, raw-boned youth → Sc.
M20. ► MOOSE a big man; an overweight girl; anything big → US sl.
1957 ► HEIFER a big, awkward, clumsy person; generally applied to women → Sc.
1969 ► SCLAFFER a big, clumsy, flat-footed person; a flat foot → Sc.
1970 ► BUFFARILLA a big, ugly girl → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1972 ► BIG DADDY a big man; often used as a nickname → US sl.
1975 ► BIG BRUISER a big, strong male, esp. one with a rough appearance or manner → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1975 ► REGULAR LOMBARD a big, strong person → Amer. dial.
1994 ► MACK a person who is the biggest or strongest → US street sl. (Bk.)
2011 ► BIGGIE a big person → US sl.
VERBS
1250 ► TWI-WIFING to make big, to magnify → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BIGGEN to grow big, to increase in size → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BIGGER to grow bigger, to increase in size; to grow bigger → Eng. dial. (Bk.)