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noun Slang.

an important or impressive person or thing: to make a big deal out of nothing; I hear he's a big deal on Wall Street now.

(used ironically as an interjection to indicate that one considers something to be unimportant or unimpressive): So you're the mayor's cousin—big deal!

Origin:
1945–50

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big deal

—*interj*
	slang an exclamation of scorn, derision, etc, used esp to belittle a claim or offer

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Word Origin & History

big deal

from mid-19c. in poker or business; as an ironic expression, popular in Amer.Eng. from c.1965, perhaps a translated Yiddishism (cf. a groyser kunst).

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big deal definition

n.
something really important. : Don't make such a big deal out of it!
exclam.
So what!; What does it matter? (Usually Big deal!) : So he snores! Big deal! Snore back!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

big deal

A matter of great interest or importance, as in Performing in Symphony Hall is a big deal for everyone in the chorus. [c. 1940] Also see under make a federal case out of.
So what? Who cares? For example, So you got the job after allwell, big deal! This use of the phrase as an ironic interjection dates from approximately the same time.

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"When a toddler uses profanity, don't make a big deal about it. If you do, you give the child more power. After all, it's only a word—one that won't do much harm to anybody. In fact, if you think about it, a nasty word is a step up from hitting or biting someone. So look at it as a sign of growth."

-Lawrence Balter

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