Definitions

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  • proper noun informal The computer company IBM.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a reliable and deadly 15,000-pound fragmentation bomb that explodes just above ground with a large radius; the largest conventional bomb in existence; used in Afghanistan

Etymologies

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From the colour of the company logo.

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Examples

  • Yet in the past year, the corporation known as Big Blue has seen its reputation in the global open-source community shift from suspect sugar daddy to knight in shining armor.

    AN UNLIKELY CHAMPION 2008

  • Nice cars in the driveway, the kind that age well, that you give a nickname like Big Blue, take care of, and pass down to your kids.

    BAD GIRL CREEK Jo-Ann Mapson 2001

  • "Last time I can recall us playing each other, I think the Giants came out victorious," Rolle added, referring to Big Blue's 31-16 victory over the Jets in last year's preseason matchup .

    NY Daily News KEVIN ARMSTRONG 2011

  • "Last time I can recall us playing each other, I think the Giants came out victorious," Rolle added, referring to Big Blue's 31-16 victory over the Jets in last year's preseason matchup .

    NY Daily News KEVIN ARMSTRONG 2011

  • Although IBM, also known as Big Blue, only grew earnings at approximately 11% during the time frame 1996 through calendar year 2000, they did it in a very consistent manner.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • The Pacific Base in Los Angeles, often referred to as Big Blue, is one of the largest.

    James Randi Educational Foundation Penn Bullock 2010

  • Earlier this year, the firm, dubbed Big Blue, suffered a slowdown in services, which accounts for about 50 per cent of its revenues.

    unknown title 2009

  • Putting aside the New Orleans game I think the game that really exposed this cowardly group formerly known as Big Blue was the Arizona game where for the first time a team came into our house and their defense just flexed their muscles towards the end of the game and flat out hit us.

    NY Daily News 2009

  • The pressmen were making final adjustments to the three-story offset press known as Big Blue, exchanging banter that barely concealed the lumps in their throats.

    wacotrib - Latest News Headlines 2009

  • Earlier this year, the firm, dubbed Big Blue, suffered a slowdown in services, which accounts for about 50 per cent of its revenues.

    unknown title 2009

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