big head

noun — 4 senses

big head

noun

/ˌbɪɡ ˈhɛd/ · /ˈbɪɡˌhɛd/

1

Alternative Alternative form of bighead (“person with an inflated opinion of themselves”).

2

Idiomatic An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.

  • He has gotten a little success, and a big head to go with it.
  • Don't let the Mayor's compliments give you a big head.1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
3

Humorous, Idiomatic, Usually The brain, as opposed to the penis; rational thought, as opposed to lust.

  • "I wasn't thinking." "Oh, you were thinking, just not with your big head. [...] A sexy skirt catches your eye, and you're blind to what's in front of you."2022 April 4, Joe Giordano, Appointment with ISIL, Rogue Phoenix Press, →ISBN:
4

Capitalized, Figuratively, Sometimes The short head of a long tail distribution.

  • My friend Mark Wieman noted recently that the Long Tail has gotten so long and so thick that there's not much left in the Big Head.2019, Roy Christopher, “The Meme is Dead, Long Live the Meme”, in Alfie Bown, Dan Bristow, editors, Post Memes: Seizing the Memes of Production, punctum books, →ISBN, page 31:

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