plural of big lug

(Britain, childish) secondary school.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, boy. / (idiomatic) A large object or person. / (idiomatic, informal) An adult male, considered to be sufficiently mature and independent.

(computing, slang, humorous, dated) Large, expensive, powerful computers such as mainframes.

large but not obese / (humorous or euphemistic) Fat, obese.

(countable) A large dance or jazz band of 10 to 30 musicians usually featuring improvised solos by lead players, but otherwise playing orchestrated music.

plural of big band

(informal) The computer company IBM.

(business, derogatory) Large, prosperous pharmaceutical firms collectively, understood as a business group having significant economic, political, or social influence.

Alternative form of big pharma