"big old" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-big old.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} big old (not comparable)
  1. (US, idiomatic, informal, chiefly Southern US) Emphatically or impressively big; really big. Tags: Southern-US, US, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: big-ass, big honkin', honkin', big ole, big ol' Related terms: heck of a, heckuva, hell of a
    Sense id: en-big_old-en-adj-I-s3h7ao Categories (other): American English, Southern US English

Alternative forms

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