big ole

big ole

Exceptionally or impressively large, either in physical size or in magnitude, where "ole," a colloquial pronunciation of the word "old," is an intensifier and not indicative of age. Grab hold of that big ole bag of cement and throw it into the back of my truck. Well, that's just a big ole lie and you know it!
See also: big, olé
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • olé
  • big ol'
  • OL
  • big old
  • in thunderation?
  • in creation
  • in creation?
  • (in) the devil
  • the devil
  • What in the devil?
References in periodicals archive
With her major label debut Fever--a 14-track project released on 300 Entertainment--and the continued rise of her charting single "Big Ole Freak," she's become an internet icon.
IT is difficult to state just how big Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's impact on United has been.
"I think I'm [too] old to have a big wedding and a big ole white dress and all that."
No matter which of the five titles you read, (Big Ole Striped Silas; Silas Gets A Sister; Silas And Opal Meet; Silas And Opal's Shelter Visit; Silas And Opal's Outdoor Adventure) you will enjoy the smooth rhyming text, and the delightful illustrations by Matthew Gauvin.
"It's like a big ole community gathering around the world in a way that people just don't do on television, so I'm pleased that I was able to get it done," Winfrey said.
They were confident that the Southern Boy with the big ole heart had a real fine Yankee gal behind him, despite her early dismissal of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man."
My brother came over with a big ole whitetail handled Bowie knife he'd made from a saw blade.
He used them on the farm, and remembers that they were "A big Ole' Beautiful Truck." He has several in his collection and used them to take his engines to shows all over the South and Midwest.
Stone sang only a small portion of her hit song You Had Me but belted out rousing renditions of songs such as Super Duper Love, Stoned Out of My Mind and Big Ole Game with her two backup vocalists singing happily along.
Another mark in favor of mule deer is their sheer size--they are just an impressively built animal made for bounding up shale chutes and across ridges, and when it comes to pure bone on top of their head, it is really hard to beat a big ole mule deer.
When people are looking for a product or service, they jump onto the Internet instead of cracking open Big Ole' Yellow.
Rihanna posted this picture on Instagram with the picture "All alone in my big ole jet!!!
Most folks will agree that any keeper snapper is a fine one, but catching a big ole sow snapper, well that's just a lot more fun.
Imagine my surprise when I saw it was only the moon, and sitting on top of the tall tree we parked under, is a big ole' owl staring into the car.
There's the $25 million sodium sulfur battery - locals call it BOB, for Big Ole Battery - recently installed in Presidio, just south of Marfa, which will keep the little border town burning bright even during power outages.