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big deal
noun Slang.
1.
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.
2.
(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
1945–50
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World English Dictionary
| big deal | |
| —interj | |
| slang an exclamation of scorn, derision, etc, used esp to belittle a claim or offer | |
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Etymonline
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
big deal
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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.
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So what? Who cares? For example, So you got the job after all
well, big deal! This use of the phrase as an ironic interjection dates from approximately the same time.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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