Smalls

[ smawlz ]

noun

1. Robert, 1839–1915, U.S. captain in the Union navy and politician, born into slavery in South Carolina: congressman 1875–79, 1882–87.

Example Sentences

In 1992, Sean Combs - then known as Puffy and later as P Diddy - launched his Bad Boy record label in New York with artists including Notorious BIG, aka Biggie Smalls.

From BBC

Smalls is a decidedly charismatic rabble-rouser in the momentous year “Union” chronicles.

From Los Angeles Times

Union organizing has been on the move, however, and no cause seemed more thrilling than the grassroots movement Chris Smalls co-founded in 2021 to organize Amazon employees at the Staten Island warehouse where he’d been fired.

From Los Angeles Times

Watching footage of Smalls and his fellow volunteer organizers strategize against the virulently anti-union Amazon — manning sign-up tents in freezing weather, crashing coercive union-busting meetings, even giving away free weed — carries an extra resonance.

From Los Angeles Times

One woman alleged that in 1995, she was at a promotional party at Elks Plaza in New York City for the music video “One More Chance” by rapper Biggie Smalls and ended up in a bathroom with Combs.

From Los Angeles Times