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Big man

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang
Added Aug 07, 2025 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Big man definition 1

Big man (Rich/important person)

"E na big man for town (He's a big man in town)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 07, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Big man definition 2

Hombre importante, rico (Important man, rich)

"Su papá es big man en el gobierno. (His father is a big man in the government.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 09, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Big man definition 3

Wealthy person/Important person (Rich person)

"He be big man now (He's a wealthy person now)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions
3 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Big man 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Important person (Big man/VIP)

"E na big man now. (He's a big man now.)"
Big man 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Hombre importante, rico (Important man, rich)

"Su papá es big man en el gobierno. (His father is a big man in the government.)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

KASINARY has 1846 Cameroon slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Big man" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Big man 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Important person (Big man/VIP)
Big man 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Hombre importante, rico (Important man, rich)
Big man 🇬🇭 Ghana

Wealthy person/Important person (Rich person)
Big man 🇳🇪 Niger

Babban mutum (Important person)
Big man 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Important person (Important person)

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