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Big talk

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated. idiomatic, uncountable

    ""Me, I just dropped in to hear yore big talk. Reminds me of old Geronimo. Like you, he gets all filled up with words about every so often and has to steam off. Go ahead, Gurley. Don't let me interrupt you. Make heap oration.""

  2. 2
    Major topic of conversation; current gossip. idiomatic, uncountable

    "At the annual livestock convention in Toronto's Royal York Hotel last week, the big talk was about Holsteins."

Etymology

Compare Old English micelsprecende [lit. "much speaking"] ("boasting").

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