big noise

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big noise

—n
	informal an important person

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big noise definition

n.
an important person. : If you're such a big noise, why don't you get this line moving?
n.
the important current news; the current scandal. : There's a big noise up on Capitol Hill. Something about budget cuts.

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