big-time
adjectiveadverbverbattested in dialogue
To act superior to (someone), for example by talking down to them or ignoring them.
adjective
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Variant of bigtimeAlternative form of bigtime.
adverb
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Variant of bigtimeAlternative form of bigtime.
‘To clarify, what I meant, Your Excellency, our spending numbers definitely need to come down big-time, and this is one very easy way of doing it.’
verb
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informalTo act superior to (someone), for example by talking down to them or ignoring them.
"He never big-timed you. That's an example I've always tried to use."
"You leave Micovi and you big-time me?" […] I wasn't big-timing you or ignoring you I guess I just lost track.
Forms
- past tense
- big-timed
- past participle
- big-timed
- present participle
- big-timing
- third person singular
- big-times
big · Of great size, large.BIG · A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit…big-ass · Very large; especially, very large and also expansive, fat,…
big-time · To act superior to (someone), for example by talking down to them or ignoring them.
bigfoot · To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.Bigfoot · A very large, hairy, humanoid creature, similar to the yeti,…bigger · To make or become bigger.