"big noise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: big noises [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪz Head templates: {{en-noun}} big noise (plural big noises)
  1. (colloquial) An important or influential person. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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