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Definition big in American English

big verb

verb
/bɪɡ/
1

to praise or support someone or something in an enthusiastic way and attract attention to them by doing this

Example

It was an article bigging up some new DJ.

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2

to enjoy yourself in a social situation, often by spending a lot of money

Example

This time next week we'll be bigging it up in Ibiza.

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Definition big in American English

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