"big enough and ugly enough" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} big enough and ugly enough
  1. (informal) Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions). Tags: informal Synonyms: big and ugly enough [rare] Related terms: big boy, big girl Translations (Translations): aikuinen (Finnish), majeur et vacciné (French)

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