big D

noun

An instance of the word "damn" or "damnation", regarded as profane.

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Meanings

big D1

nounbig D (plural big Ds)

plural big Ds

  1. euphemisticAn instance of the word "damn" or "damnation", regarded as profane.

    Though "Bother it" I may Occasionally say, I never use a big, big D!

    1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “act i”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC

Big D2

proper noun
  1. informalThe city of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Origin

From the first letter of damn.

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APA

big D. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20D

MLA

“big D.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20D. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big D,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20D.

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