Baggy vs Biggy - What's the difference?
baggy | biggy |
Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
Of or relating to a British music genre of the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by Madchester and psychedelia and associated with baggy clothing.
A small plastic bag, as for sandwiches.
* 2008 March 6, Kristen Hinmen, "News Real: Seeing Red", '' volume 32 number 10, page 10,
(colloquial) Something big in size in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial) Something impressive in comparison to similar things.
(colloquial) big deal, usually in used in the negative.
As nouns the difference between baggy and biggy
is that baggy is a small plastic bag, as for sandwiches while biggy is something big in size in comparison to similar things.As an adjective baggy
is of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.baggy
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Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)Etymology 2
Presumably (the plural), presumably a genericization of the brand name .Alternative forms
* baggieNoun
(baggies)- In an accompanying affidavit, Apazeller reported that Onstott "has entered the kitchen with a handful of cocaine and asked for a plastic baggy ."
See also
* bag English genericized trademarksbiggy
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Alternative forms
* biggie (US)Noun
(biggies)- The wardrobe is the biggy – we'd better move that first.
- Here's the biggy – she's only getting divorced!
- Dude, I forgot to return your book!
- No biggie , I don't need it for another week.
