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Big A
noun- AIDS US
- — Terry William, Crackhouse, p. 146, 1992
- — Sally Williams, “Strong” Words, p. 134, 1994
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 27, 1996
- [S]he wondered what diseases all these losers would bring home to their wives. Maybe the fatal one. Maybe the Big A. — Joseph Wambaugh, Hollywood Station, p. 155, 2006
- in poker, an ace, especially when it is the deciding card in a hand US
- — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 10, 1988
- the Aqueduct Race Track in Westbury, New York US
- Everything about the new Aqueduct is so big that it is referred to as the Big A. — New York Times, p. 21, 9 September 1959
- the US federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia US
- — Ralph de Sola, Crime Dictionary, p. 15, 1982
▶ give the Big A
to dismiss, reject or sack someone AUSTRALIA
The “big A” is a euphemism for “arse”.- Normally if I smell a No in the air I give the bird the big A. No risk. — David Ireland, The Glass Canoe, p. 20, 1976
- So remember, big is a big word in football. And should you be a “big G” for the Croweaters then nothing will give you more pleasure than to give the “big girls” from the “big V” the “big A”. — Ivor Limb, Footy’s No Joke!, p. 9, 1986
- Show the customers a bit more respect or you’ll get the big “A” yourself[.] — Clive Galea, Slipper, p. 165, 1988
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