Big C

noun Slang.

cancer.

Also, big C.

Origin:
1970–75

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big-C definition

n.
cancer. (Usually with the.) : She was struck with the big-C.
n.
cocaine. (Drugs.) : When she started taking big-C., she was only eight.

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

Big C

cancer
Chicago
cocaine

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