different between bigge vs biggy

English

Adjective

bigge

1. Obsolete spelling of big

Middle English

Etymology

Of unknown origin, possibly from a dialect of Old Norse. Compare dialectal Norwegian bugge (“great man”).

Adjective

bigge

1. big; large; of considerable size

Descendants

• English: big

References

• “bigge, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?pi????e/

Verb

b?gge

1. inflection of bieggat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

English

Alternative forms

• biggie

Etymology

big +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??i/

Noun

biggy (plural biggies)

1. (colloquial) Something large in size in comparison to similar things.

   The wardrobe is the biggy – we'd better move that first.
2. (colloquial) Something impressive in comparison to similar things.

   Here's the biggy: she's only getting divorced!

3. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Big deal.

   - Dude, I forgot to return your book!

   - No biggie: I don't need it for another week.

4. (originally US, colloquial) A person of importance or power, especially in the entertainment industry.

See also

• no biggie