big noise

noun

An important or influential person.

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Meanings

nounbig noise (plural big noises)

plural big noises

  1. colloquialAn important or influential person.
  2. colloquialA fuss or commotion.

    Unless you can cut N. off before she spreads, the big noise may happen any minute and even then I shall have to make some quick tricks to get clear.

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

Synonyms & antonyms

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with big noise

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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