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Synonyms

Big C

American  
Or big C

noun

Slang.
  1. cancer.


Etymology

Origin of Big C

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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The mother of two, known to many as Bowelbabe, also hosted BBC Sounds' You, Me and the Big C podcast and made a documentary about living with the disease.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

The You, Me and the Big C podcaster, who also set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year aged 40.

From BBC • May 3, 2023

Then I got to work with Laura Linney on "The Big C," and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus on "Veep."

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

And for a play about the Big C, there’s no sense of urgency or threat.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Nov. 13, 1984… Sometimes I wonder if at least a good third of my life has been spent sick. . . whether from Big C or other junk!

From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann