main thing

noun

The most important factor; the principle consideration.

First used 17th c.
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Meanings

nounmain thing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe most important factor; the principle consideration.First known use 17th c.

    ‘This country just exists in perpetual conflict’. Yeah, they love that shit, man! Fascists live for perpetual war! They love that! That’s their main thing! They love forever war! What is a fascist without war?

    2024 June 19, Vaush, 02:41 from the start, in IDF GENERALS APPROVE PLAN TO INVADE LEBANON, spoken by Vaush (Ian Kochinski)

Translations

Esperanto ĉefaĵo
  • ĉefaĵomost important factor
German Hauptsache
  • Hauptsachemost important factor
Hungarian fő
  • főmost important factor
Cite this entry
APA

main thing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20thing

MLA

“main thing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20thing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “main thing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/main%20thing.

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