Definition
Wearing a big wig; figuratively, important, distinguished, or pompous.
Etymology
From 'big' and 'wigged' (wearing a wig). Historically refers to people of status in the 17th-18th centuries who wore large, elaborate wigs.
Kelly Says
Big wigs literally signaled importance—longer, more elaborate wigs meant higher social status in European courts. So 'bigwig' became slang for an important person, and we still use it today even though nobody wears those wigs anymore.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብግዋናይድ
beg-gwaan-a-id
ARالعربية
بِيجوِج
bee-joo-j
CACatalà
biguanida
bee-gwee-an-ee-dah
CSČeština
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
DADansk
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
DEDeutsch
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
ELΕλληνικά
μπιγκουαγμένος
mpee-goo-a-g-men-os
ESEspañol
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
FAفارسی
بِیگ وِیگ
bee-g wee-g
FISuomi
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
FRFrançais
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
GUGU
બિગ્યુઆનિડ
bee-gwee-an-id
HAHA
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi
HEעברית
בִּיגוויג
bee-gwee-g
HIहिन्दी
बड़े आदमी
ba-de-a-da-mee
HUMagyar
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
IDBahasa Indonesia
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
IGIG
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
ITItaliano
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
JA日本語
ビッグウィッグ
bigg-u-wi-gg
KKKK
бигванаид
bee-gwaan-aid
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-p-phon-pra-p-phon
MRMR
बिग्वानिड
bee-gwaan-eed
MSBahasa Melayu
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိဂွန်နိုင်
ba-gwaan-noing
NLNederlands
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
NONorsk
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
PAPA
ਬਿਗੁਅਾਨਾਈਡ
bee-gwee-an-a-eed
PLPolski
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
PTPortuguês
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
RORomână
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
RUРусский
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
SVSvenska
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
SWKiswahili
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
TAதமிழ்
பெரியவன்
periya-van
TEతెలుగు
బిగ్గువానైడ్
big-gwee-an-aid
TLTL
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
TRTürkçe
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
UKУкраїнська
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
URاردو
بِیگ وِیگ
bee-g wee-g
VITiếng Việt
bigwigged
big-wig-ged
YOYO
biguanide
bee-gwee-an-eed
ZUZU
biguanidi
bee-gwee-an-idi