Meanings
plural Big Birds
- A large, friendly, earnest and lovable person.
He's the big bird of comedians
2026 June 25, Shoe_boooo, “Conan O'Brien says he'd rather fly commercial than private: ‘I like being in the world with other people that are traveling. And also, flying commercial is so smart if you don't want to go broke’”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 20 Aug 20262 more examples
Even though he is silly, this recent season has made me think really highly of Connor. Not going into politics, just sticking to the humanity of it all, he lives a life where he is essentially trying to be the Big Bird of the family. Loving everyone else and trying to be the joy that binds them together, even if it isn’t always reciprocated.
2021 December 13, Significant_Lynx_546, “I don't get the kids... this is absolutely win-win(-win)”, in reddit.comAnya is the Big Bird of Buffyverse.
2016 August 23, actuallychrisgillen, “TIL That, over the course of 144 episodes, only one character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer died of natural causes. The following episode, which examines Buffy's mourning/reaction to the first death she couldn't have prevented, is consistently ranked as one of the best television episodes of all time.”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2026
Origin
From the character Big Bird from Sesame Street.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Big Bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bird
“Big Bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Bird.
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