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big one
noun- one hundred dollars US
- “How much?” “I said, three big ones.” — Ross Russell, The Sound, p. 135, 1961
- one million dollars US, 1967
- “Three big ones, baby! And final cut!” “Three million? You’re kidding.” — Terry Southern, Blue Movie, p. 47, 1970
- one thousand dollars US, 1863
- He could tell a bitch he needed–not wanted–five or six big ones without her saying “Whatta you need that kinda money for?” — A.S. Jackson, Gentleman Pimp, p. 59, 1973
- I pay you a thousand dollars a week. That’s fifty two big ones a year. — Charles W. Moore, A Brick for Mister Jones, p. 64, 1975
- We’re sitting on fifty big ones apiece, Charlie. — Vincent Patrick, The Pope of Greenwich Village, p. 103, 1979
- But twenty big ones each? — George V. Higgins, Penance for Jerry Kennedy, p. 76, 1985
- “That’s eighteen big ones,” Chip said, giving the collector a thoughtful look. — Elmore Leonard, Riding the Rap, p. 20, 1995
- Fifteen for the vig plus the ten, that’s twenty-five big ones you go for a whole year, buddy! You hear me? — Get Shorty, 1995
- in prison, one pound (£1) UK
- He asked if I’d manged to “bring anything in” off my visit, and when I said that I had and that it was twenty big ones, he offered me some tobacco and/or hash for it. — Ken Lukowiak, Marijuana Time, p. 272, 2000
- World War 2 US
- Well, I was in Italy, fighting the Big One, one-hundred fifty-six missions over Europe, my group. — Eugene Boe (Compiler), The Wit & Wisdom of Archie Bunker, p. 39, 1971
- in horse racing, the race on a given day with the highest prize money AUSTRALIA
- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 7, 1989
- the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey circus US
- — Sherman Louis Sergel, The Language of Show Biz, p. 20, 1973
- a substantial lie UK, 1984
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