big girl

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, girl.
2. An adult female.
   idiomatic, informal
3. An older girl or grown-up girl; a girl who is no longer an infant.
   informal
4. A timid, weak or effeminate boy or man.
   derogatory, informal
5. A female supposed to behave as a responsible adult.
6. A woman who is overweight.

Examples

“You can tie your own⟳ shoelaces – you're a big girl now.”

“Stop⟳ crying, you big girl!”

“Just put⟳ on your big-girl panties and make⟳ a choice.”

“Bobby knew he should've followed up the way Lucky would've, but what the heck – he had other things on his mind⟳. And Brigette was a big girl – she could look⟳ after herself.”

“Clinical health psychologist, author and nationally recognized speaker Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust shows today's women what "having it all" really means, revealing that when women step into their big-girl shoes-reckoning with their contradictions and fears-they can tap into their awesome power”

“When I went to college, thinking I was now a big girl and could look⟳ after myself, I stopped the antimalarial prevention medication, and within 6 months I had a bout of malaria for the first time in my life.”

“I was surprised he didn't take⟳ the straight line Camryn fed him about "Do you like⟳ big girls?"”

“Diet Coke and a pizza please⟳ / Diet Coke, I'm on my knees / Screaming, "Big girl, you are beautiful"”

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