Meaning & use
Bigs
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Informal term for the major leagues, especially in professional baseball.
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After years in the minors, he finally got called up to the bigs.
Everyone in the locker room dreamed of making it to the bigs someday.
A note on using this word
"The bigs" is common in American sports slang, particularly baseball broadcasting and clubhouse talk.
Words with a similar meaning
majorsbig leagues
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Words with an opposite meaning
minors
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