(business, derogatory) The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.

(slang) Very angry or irritated.

plural of big six

In the game of craps, a prominent space on the table where one can place a bet that the shooter will roll an eight before a seven.

plural of big eight

Synonym of Big Burn

(historical) The Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region of the United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910.

(automotive, of an engine) Having or characterised by a large, heavy and powerful engine block.

Used to indicate that something is trivial or unimportant.

(informal, sometimes derogatory) The presently four or five largest, most dominant, and most prestigious companies in the information technology industry of the United States.