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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 Big C centre is on the site of the Norfolk and Norwich hospital.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

She told me she met a relative who expressed sympathy that Barbara had "the Big C".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

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

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

Listen to a special edition of You, Me and the Big C podcast on Monday 17 April on BBC Sounds.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2023

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

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