big ol'
Impressively sized thing
Big ol' is an informal intensifier meaning impressively large or substantial, with a folksy, affectionate tone.
The ol' (from old) adds no meaning about age—it's purely emphatic: a big ol' slice of cake, a big ol' dog.
Common in Southern American speech and casual contexts generally, it suggests approachable warmth rather than clinical description.
- SouthernOf the region below
- good ol' boyInformal regional insider
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
front porch · casual · dramatic · gigantic · slangy · humongous · Appalachian · rural · rustic · homely · whopper · tall tale · unpretentious · hefty · Texan · outsized · affectionate · bear hug
- Southern dialecty'all, fixin to, bless your heart, reckon, howdy
big ol'substantial
Of notable size or importance
considerable · large · sizable · quantified · significant
big ol'measly
Contemptibly inadequate
piddly · rinky-dink · unremarkable · insignificant · negligible