big talk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big tawk]
- /bɪg tɔk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big tawk]
- /bɪg tɔk/

Definitions of big talk words

noun big talk bragging or boasting talk 3
noun big talk exaggeration; bragging. 1
noun big talk (Idiomatic) Statements which are boastful or exaggerated. 0
noun big talk (Idiomatic) Major topic of conversation; current gossip. 0

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Origin of big talk

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Big talk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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big talk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

big talk usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for big talk

noun big talk

boasting — to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
gas — GNU assembler
hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
hot air — empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air.

All 6 Synonyms of big talk