LARGE, LARGENESS
ADJECTIVES
► ARM-GREAT as large or thick as a man’s arm → c1405
► ASTRONOMIC of numbers, distances, etc.: very large → 1923 colloq.
► ASTRONOMICAL of numbers, distances, etc.: very large → 1871 colloq.
► BABYLONIAN huge, gigantic, large → 1821
► BABYLONIC huge, gigantic, large → 1853
► BANGING large, huge → 1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BASTING BIG exceptionally large → 1900 Amer. dial.
► BAUSY large, fat, corpulent, coarse → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BEAUTY large or impressive of its kind → 1895 Eng. dial.
► BELKING unwieldy, large → 1885 Eng. dial.
► BELLOCKING very large → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG AS A BARN DOOR very large → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG AS A BARN SIDE very large → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG AS A BUSHEL very large → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG-ASSED large → 1945 US sl.
► BIG FELLOW large, a quantity → 1892 Aust. aboriginal usage (Bk.)
► BIGSEY ► BIGSIE ► BIGSY rather large → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► BONZAI large, massive → 20C teen & high school sl.
► BOOMING large, astonishing → 1892 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BOUKIT large, bulky; swollen; corpulent; pregnant → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOUKSOME bulky, of large size → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BOUSY ► BOWSIE large, bulky, plump → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BRAVISH large; notable → 1967 Amer. dial.
► BULGER large → 1889 Amer. dial.
► BULK large in amount or quantity → 1977 Aust. sl.
► BUMPER excellent; first-rate; exceptionally large or abundant → 1836
► CLODHOPPING large and clumsy; awkward; loutish, boorish, rustic → 1942 Amer. colloq. (Bk.)
► CORN-FED large and clumsy → 1914 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► DAINTY large, good-sized → 1866 Sc.
► DECUMAN very large, immense; usually of waves → 1659
► DECUMANAL very large, immense: usually of waves → 1652 obs.
► DENTY large, fair-sized; of time: considerable → 1862 Sc.
► EARDLY unusually large; unwieldy → 1889 Eng. dial.
► FADE of a thing: great, large ..c1400 obs.
► FAIRISH fairly large → 1865
► FAIR-SIZED reasonably large; fairly big → 1800
► FARMER ► FARMER’S very large, oversized → 1968 Amer. dial.
► FAT-ARSE ► FAT-ARSED fat, large-buttocked; also, of objects: large → 18C sl.
► FAT-ASS ► FAT-ASSED large → 1970s sl.
► FEAT fairly large; middling, tolerable in quantity; of considerable size → 1790 Eng. dial.
► FELL great, exceedingly large → 1844 Sc.
► FULL BORE large; fully developed → 1936 US sl.
► GALAGANTING ► GALLIGANTING large and awkward; awkwardly big, slovenly in gait → 1874 Eng. dial.
► GAMPY over-large, having many bare, empty spaces → 1923 Sc.
► GAUCIE ► GAUCY ► GAUSIE ► GAWCIE ► GAWCY ► GAWSY of persons: well-dressed and jolly-looking; of things: large and handsome → 1720 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► GAYISH fairly good or large → 1855 Eng. dial.
► GIGANTINE large, huge, gigantic → 1664 obs.
► GOD-SIZE abnormally large → 1960s Amer. sl.
► GOLLAMUS of persons; ungainly, large, unshapely → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GORMUS very large → 1979 Amer. dial.
► GRACIOUS very large, great → 1940 Amer. dial.
► GREAT BIG very large → 1905 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GROFF large, thick, rough, coarse → 1892 Sc.
► HELLACIOUS extremely large or impressive → 2009 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HONKING very large → 1995 US sl.
► HULKING large, esp. of an unwieldy mass → 1698 UK sl.
► HUMMING notably large or active; energetic; vigorous, striking, intense → M17 sl.
► HUMONGOUS ► HUMUNGOUS enormous, outsized, huge, very large → 1968 sl., orig. US
► JACKASS large, substantial → M19 sl.
► LACING large; tall; of superior quality → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LAMMING big, large, prodigious → 1956 Amer. dial.
► LARGY large → c1400 obs.
► LUSTY massive, substantial, large → 1640 obs.
► MACKEY massive or large → 2012 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MAGNOLIOUS large, splendid, magnificent → 1870 obs.
► MAMMOTH very big, large, enormous → 1802 Amer. dial.
► MASSIVE of person: bulky, large-bodied → 1485 obs.
► MASSY of persons and animals: bulky, large-bodied → c1400
► MASTER great, outstanding, large; greatest → 1750 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► MASTEROUS ► MASTROUS very large → c1905 Amer. dial.
► MASTY large and strong, big → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MICKLE great, large, big in size → 1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MICKLISH rather large → 19C Eng. dial.
► MIDDLING moderately large → L16
► MIGHTY big, large, great; extreme → 1774 Amer. dial.
► MOBY large, huge; fat, obese → 1965 US students’ sl.
► MONSTER excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable → 1953 US sl., orig. African-American
► MUCKLE great, large, big in size → 1600 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► MUCKLE-BOOKIT large, full-bodied, overgrown → 1895 Sc.
► MUCKLE-SIZED large-sized → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAILING excellent; of superior quality; of large size; great → 1889 Eng. dial.
► NATION very large, very great; impressive → 1765 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► NAUPING of large size → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NUI big, large, great → 1938 Hawaii
► OLD-MAN large, important, of lengthy duration → 1896 Aust. & NZ sl.
► POWERFUL very large, great, extraordinary → a1822 Amer. dial.
► QUEINT large, vast; extraordinary in point of size, quantity, etc. → 1788 Eng. dial.
► RANK excessively great or large; esp. swollen, puffed up, grossly fat, too highly fed → c1330 obs.
► RAPPING said of anything very large; ‘whopping’ → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RASPING large, heavy; fine, excellent → 19C Eng. dial.
► RAUNCHING BIG very large → 1957 Amer. dial.
► RENKY large and well-made; athletic, muscular → 1684 Eng. dial.
► RHINOCERICAL huge, large → 19C sl.
► ROID large, unwieldy → a1400 obs exc. Eng. dial.
► SAIRY sufficiently large → 1835 Sc.
► SAMMER larger than usual → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCOUTHIE capacious, of large size → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► SCRAWMY irregular, unshapely; lanky, large, straggling, spreading → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SERIOUS large; intense; important → 1980s African-American sl.
► SIDE large, ample, spacious, extensive → before 1000 obs.
► SKELPING big, large, stout, lusty → 1785 Eng. dial.
► SMACKING unusually large or fine → L19 now colloq. & Eng. dial.
► SMART substantial; large; considerable in number, amount, etc. → 1758 Amer. dial.
► SPANKING outstanding fine, large, smart, etc. → colloq.
► STRAMMER great, large, thumping → 19C Eng. dial.
► STRAPPING very large of its kind; whopping → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► STUPEND stupendous; astonishing, amazing; extraordinarily large or great → 1621 obs.
► STUPENDIOUS amazing, extremely impressive; very large or great; extraordinarily good or pleasing → a1549
► STUPENDUOUS amazing, extremely impressive; very large or great; extraordinarily good or pleasing → 1610
► SUPER-COLOSSAL very large → 1871 US colloq.
► SWINGEING very great or large; huge, immense → a1592 colloq.
► TALL big, large, bulky → c1430 obs.
► TARGING large, monstrous → Ireland and Eng. dial.
► TAUT large; fat; ready to burst → 1777 Eng. dial.
► THUMPING of striking size, extent, or amount; exceptionally large or heavy; huge → 1576 colloq.
► THUSKING large, fine, bulky → 1884 Eng. dial.
► TIDY considerable in size, number, etc.; large, great, numerous → 1870 Eng. dial.
► TITANIAN large, huge, colossal, gigantic → 1667
► UNCO remarkable, notable, extraordinary, great, large → 1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► UNDEEMOUS ► UNDUMIOUS unexampled, unparalleled, extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, esp. of size or amount, inconceivably large, immense, incalculable → a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► UNHANTY overlarge, unwieldy → 1719 Sc. obs.
► VENGEANCE very great or large → 1602 obs.
► VOLUMOUS bulky, large → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WALING very large → 1871 Eng. dial.
► WALLIE handsome, fine; large, ample → 1500-20 Sc.
► WALLOCKING very large → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WALLOPING strikingly large, powerful; spectacular → 1847 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► WALLY ► WALY handsome, fine, pleasing, splendid; large, ample → 1500-20 Sc.
► WAPPING ► WHAPPING unusually large or great → 17C
► WHACKER larger than ordinary → 1912 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WHACKING large → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WHAMBANG loud, large, and impressive → 1920s US sl.
► WHOPPING ► WOPPING unusually large or great → 19C
► YARKING very large of its kind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► ARK anything large or unwieldy → 1908 Sc.
► BABY an impressive, large object → 1907 US sl.
► BAGGIE an object very large of its kind → 1923 Sc.
► BANGER anything very large in proportion to the rest of its kind → 1860 Eng. dial.
► BARGE a fat, heavy person; anything large → 1746 Eng. dial.
► BASTER something remarkably large for its type → c1900 Amer. dial.
► BELKER anything very large of its kind → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BELLOCKER anything very large of its kind → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BELTER anything very large of its kind → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BENDER anything very large or good of its kind → 1842 Eng. dial.
► BENSILER anything very large → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEZZLER anything very large of its kind → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BIG BERTHA something unusually large or impressive → 1931 US sl.
► BIG BOY something that is a large, heavy, or impressive example of its kind → 1918 US sl.
► BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing → 1980s US sl.
► BINDERER ► BINNTHERER anything very large and good of its kind → 1898 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► BLINGER something impressively big or large → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BONZER something very good, large, impressive, etc. of its kind → 1901 Aust. sl.
► BOOMER anything excessively large or notable of its kind; a huge lie → 1885 Aust. sl.
► BOULTER anything large of its kind → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BOUNCER a big or large specimen of its kind → 1842
► BRAWD a large, clumsy article → 1911 Sc. (Bk.)
► BULGE a very large or impressive thing; something important → 1835 Amer. dial. obs.
► BULGER a very large or impressive thing → 1835 Amer. dial. obs.
► BULL MOOSE anything large → 1958 Amer. loggers’ sl.
► BUMPER anything unusually large or abundant → 1859 sl.
► BUSTER a remarkable person; something remarkable, extraordinary, excellent, or big or large of its kind → 1842 Amer. dial.
► CRUMPER something that is extremely large; a big lie → 1855 colloq.
► DADGER something especially large of its kind → 1923 Sc.
► DINGER something large of its kind → 1965 Amer. dial.
► FABRIC a large, clumsy, ugly thing, animal, or person → 1866 Sc.
► GOLLY-BUSTER a very large specimen → 1912 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HONKER anything large → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HOOZER anything unusually large → 19C Eng. dial.
► JAM ► JAMB anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal → 1882 Sc.
► JELLYWHOPPER something large → 1993 Amer. dial.
► JUNDIE anything that is larger than is strictly necessary → 19C Sc.
► KAHUNA a large or important person or thing → 1980s US sl.
► KEEL any large, awkward-looking person or thing → 1866 Sc. obs.
► KEESO something large or bulky → 1929 Sc.
► LACER any person or thing unusually large or good → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LEATHERER anything large → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LINGER a large or excellent example of its kind → 1893 Amer. dial.
► LOLLOPER a very large, pleasing or admirable thing → 1918 Amer. dial.
► MACROMANIA a mania for becoming larger → 1991 (Bk.)
► MAGNOLIOUSNESS the fact or quality of being magnificent, splendid, or large → M19 US sl.
► MAGUFFY anything large and pretentious → 20C W. Indies sl.
► MAMA ► MAMMA anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable → 1940s sl.
► MAMMOTH something that is very large or impressively big → 1824 Amer. dial.
► MICKLEDOM size, bulk, largeness → 1737 Sc. obs.
► MICKLENESS size, bulk, largeness → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► MICKLETH size, bulk, largeness → 1868 Eng. dial.
► MONSTER something that is extremely and unusually large → 1759 Brit.
► MOOSE something that is large and difficult to manage → 1973 Amer. sl.
► MOOSE CAT anything unusually large or extraordinary → 1956 Amer. logging usage
► MUCKLENESS largeness of size, bigness → 1000 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► NAPPER anything large and good of its kind → 1905 N. Ireland (Bk.)
► NAUPER anything large of its kind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NOAH’S ARK a large, cumbrous, or old-fashioned trunk, craft, or vehicle → 1803
► NOPER anything large of its kind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OLD BASTER anything large in size → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► PALMER anything large or outstanding of its kind; a ‘whopper’ → 1929 Sc.
► PELTER anything large → 1892 colloq.
► PLONKER anything large of its kind → 1885 Eng. dial.
► PLUMPER something uncommonly large of its kind → 1881 colloq.
► POOMER anything very large or of an extraordinary size; a big lie → 19C Eng. dial.
► QUILTER anybody or anything very large → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAMMER anything very large; a huge, uncouth thing → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAPPER something remarkably good or large; something excellent → 1653
► RATTLER anything very good or large of its kind → 1889 Eng. dial.
► RAUNCHER an extraordinarily large example of its kind → 1950 Amer. dial.
► REGULAR BUSTER an especially large thing or individual → 1891 Amer. sl.
► RIPPER something remarkable or large of its kind → 1848 Amer. dial.
► RONCHER ► ROUNCHER something powerful, large, fine, or remarkable → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► SAMMER anything large of its kind → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful → M19 sl., orig. US
► SCROUGER someone or something large or forceful → M19 sl., orig. US
► SKELPER a large thing of any kind → 1790 Eng. dial.
► SKREENGER anything large of its kind → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► SMASHER anything uncommon, extraordinary, or unusual, esp. unusually large or excellent → 1794 sl.
► SOCKDOLAGER something unusually large, heavy, etc. → Amer. sl.
► SOLLAKER an unusually impressive example of its kind; anything large → 1887 Amer. dial.
► SOLLYBUSTER an unusual or extraordinary thing, usually of large size → 1942 Amer. dial.
► SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable → c1939 Amer. dial.
► SPANKER something outstandingly fine or large → colloq.
► STONKER something which is very large or impressive of its kind → 1987 sl.
► STRAMMER anything very large, great or exceptional → 1856 Eng. dial.
► TANKER anything large and ugly, esp. used of a person or lean animal → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► TARGER anything very large or out of the common; a monstrous lie → 1884 N. Ireland
► THUMP a lump; anything rather big or large of its kind → 1896 Sc.
► THUMPER anything very large of its kind; a monstrous falsehood → 1840 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THUNGER any large of its kind, or of unusual size; a monstrous lie → 1857 Eng. dial.
► THUSKER anything big or large and bulky → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TWANGER anything very large or fine of its kind → 1677 sl.
► TWANKER anything large; a large, bulky person → 1828 Eng. dial.
► VASTITUDE unusual largeness → 1876
► WADDER anything very large; a ‘whopper’ → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WALER anything very large of its kind; a ‘whopper’ → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WALLOPER ► WHALLOPER anything very large; an astounding lie → 1840 Eng. dial.
► WAMPER anything large of its kind → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► WAPPER ► WHAPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind → c1780
► WHACKER anything abnormally large or notable of its kind; a big lie; a heavy blow, a thump → 1770
► WHALER anything considered large of its kind → M19 sl.
► WHELKER anything uncommonly large → 19C Eng. dial.
► WHIZZER anything large of its kind → 1892 Eng. dial.
► WHOOPENSOCKER something extraordinary or large of its kind → 1934 Amer. dial.
► WHOPPER ► WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind → c1780
► YARKER something which is a large example of its kind → 1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ARMFUL a girl or woman, esp. a large or curvaceous one → 1608 colloq.
► BAAZ a large, fat, clumsy person → 1866 Sc. (Bk.)
► BABE a large, fat man, esp. a large, fat baseball player → 1920s Amer. sl.
► BANGER a large person → 1855 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BARGE a large woman; a large old woman → 1865 sl.
► BATTLESHIP a tough, physically large and aggressive (older) woman → 1865 US sl.
► BEEF a masculine man; a well-built male; a large person; used by heterosexuals and homosexuals → 1929 US sl.
► BEEF-EATER a stout, hearty, fat fellow; a large, fleshy person → 1867 sl. (Bk.)
► BELFERT someone over the usual size → 1912 Sc.
► BEMBE a bully; a large strong person of either sex → 1996 W. Indies
► BIG CASINO a large person → 1908 US sl.
► BIG DUBS a large and good-humoured man → 1996 W. Indies
► BIGGIE ► BIGGY a tall and/or larger person → 2011 US sl.
► BIG GIRL a large and sexually unattractive young woman → 1995 euphemism (Bk.)
► BIG KAHUNA, THE a large or important person or thing → 1980s US sl.
► BIG POTATO a large but stupid man → 1937 US sl.
► BIG TUNA a large man → 1970 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BILF a large, clumsy person → 1819 Sc.
► BILFERT someone over the usual size → 1912 Sc.
► BIM a thug; a large, stupid man; one who is inconsequential or contemptible; a bozo → 1924 US sl.
► BOUNCER a large, strong, vigorous person → 1899 Amer. dial.
► BOX a large woman → 20C teen & high school sl.
► BOXCAR a large, clumsy person → 1970s sl.
► BOZO a large, crude individual → 1930 Amer. students’ sl.
► BUSTER an especially large individual → 1843 Amer. sl.
► CAMEL a great, hulking fellow → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CAMERAL a large, ill-shaped, awkward person → 1825 Sc.
► CHUNKER a very fat or large person → 1992 US sl.
► CHUNKO a very fat or large person → 1984 US sl.
► DUMB OX a large and stupid person, usually a man → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► ELEPHANT a man of huge stature → 1609
► FABRIC a person of large, clumsy, ugly appearance; commonly with the notion of a somewhat disagreeable temper → Bk1866 Sc.
► HARRY-LION a ‘horse-godmother’; a large, coarse-looking, masculine woman → 1607 obs.
► HASSOCK a large, coarse woman → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HEAVY a large, fat person → 1922 US sl.
► HELK a large, heavy person → 1828 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HENCH a large, muscular, well-built person → 2003 sl.
► HENCH DOG a large, muscular person → 1890 Aust. sl.
► HIGHPOCKETS a large man; a wealthy or influential man → 1971 Boonville California jargon (Bk.)
► HITCHAMONEY a large, clumsy person → 1982 Amer. dial.
► HORROCKS a large, fat woman → 1851 Eng. dial.
► HORSE a large man → 1947 US sl.
► HORSE-GODMOTHER a large, ungainly, masculine woman, coarsely fat → 1569-70 Eng. dial.
► JACK-GENTLEWOMAN a large masculine woman → L18 sl.
► JACK-WHORE a large, masculine, overgrown wench → 1785 sl.
► KEEL any large, awkward-looking person or thing → 1866 Sc. obs.
► KEESSAR ► KEICER a large, uncomely person, usually female → 1866 Sc.
► LACER any person or thing unusually large or good → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LOMMIX ► LUMMIX ► LUMMOCKS ► LUMMOX ► LUMMUX a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool → M19 sl.
► LOPPUS a large, clumsy person or animal → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► LUG a large, clumsy, dim man → 1927 US sl.
► LUMMOKIN a large, heavy, or clumsy person; an ungainly or stupid lout; a fool → M19 sl.
► MOBY DICK a large, important, or impressive man → a1974
► MOLDUNE a very large woman → 1971 Boonville California jargon (Bk.)
► MONKEY MAN a large, unintelligent man → 1980 W. Indies
► MONOLITH a person resembling a monolith, esp. in being massive or solidly uniform → 1906
► MOOSE a person likened to a moose in size or strength; a large, powerful man, possibly clumsy → 1906 colloq.
► MR. SIX-BY-SIX a very large man → 1950s US sl.
► MUCH OF A MAN a strong or large man → 1919 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► OAF a large, slow-witted, clumsy person → 1902 sl.
► OAFO a large, slow-witted, clumsy person; a lout → 1959 sl.
► OX a large, thuggish man → 1885 US sl.
► PALOOKA ► PALOOKO a large and stupid person → 1920s US sl.
► PORPOISE a large, ungainly fellow → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► QUILTER anybody or anything very large → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RAMMACK a large raw-boned person who speaks and acts heedlessly; a ninny, a simpleton → 19C Sc.
► ROIL a large, ungainly woman → M16 obs.
► SCROUGE someone or something large or forceful → M19 sl., orig. US
► SCROUGER a large fellow or girl → 1822 US
► THRUMBLE a large, clumsy lump of a fellow → 19C Eng. dial.
► TWANKER a large, bulky person; anything large → 1828 Eng. dial.
► WALGAN a large, clumsy, overgrown person → 1951 Sc.
► WAMPUS a large man → 1956 W. Indies
► WHALE an exceptionally large or fat person → L19 US sl.
► WHAM a large, aggressive man → 1970s African-American sl.
► WHAPPER ► WHOPPER ► WOPPER anything or anyone unusually large of its kind → c1780
► WILLIE COSSAR a large person → 1827 Sc.
► WOPSER a large person → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► YOLE ► YOLL a large, ungainly woman → 1866 Sc. (Bk.)