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Definition of Big deal
1. Noun. An important influential person. "The Qaeda commander is a very big fish"
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Important Person, Influential Person, Personage
Specialized synonyms: Knocker, Supremo
2. Noun. Anything of great importance or consequence.
Definition of Big deal
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Something very important, difficult, or of concern. ¹
2. Interjection. (idiomatic ironic) Indicates that something is not important or impressive; so what. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Deal
Literary usage of Big deal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"They can shoot an airplane down with civilians on it, and after the fact they
knew what it was—that's not a big deal; the Secretary of State goes ..."
2. Mediapolis: popular Culture and the Cityby Alex de Jong, Marc Schuilenburg by Alex de Jong, Marc Schuilenburg (2006)
"... on our direct environment also causes changes in the way we experience ourselves
and our direct environment. [131 WHAT'S THE big deal WITH METAPHORS? ..."
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