big back

English

Etymology

This term originally started as a British slang term for a person, especially a woman with large buttocks. That became a AAVE term as well with Sir-Mix-a-Lot's song made in 1992, "Baby got Back." [1]

But then this AAVE term became more derogatory when a radio shockjock Charlamagne Tha God made a reference to ReesaTeesa'a highly viral "Who TF Did I Marry?" series on the popular social media app TikTok. [2]

He called it "big back behavior."

Noun

big back (plural big backs)

  1. (slang, derogatory) An obese person.
    I got the last new spicy chicken sandwich at the restaurant because all these big backs kept ordering it.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (British slang, dated) used to refer to giant buttocks [3]
    She can't even sing! She's only popular because she has a "big back".

References

  1. ^ https://genius.com/72133?
  2. ^ https://www.parents.com/whats-a-big-back-meaning-and-usage-8676696#:~:text=The%20current%20and%20most%20popular,describing%20someone%20who%20is%20eating.
  3. ^ https://shorewoodripples.com/4383/opinion/big-back-the-history-behind-the-overused-word/
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