Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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big thing, n. 1. [mid-19C] a large amount of plunder. 2. [mid-19C+] anything important, noteworthy; often in the negative phr. no (big) thing; thus a big thing on, obsessive about. 3. [1970s] a socially important individual. 4. [1980s] a kilo of cocaine.
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