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名詞

Big One

1. (seismology, colloquial, usually with the) A hypothetical massive earthquake somewhere along the Pacific coast of North America, but especially one projected to cause catastrophic damage to a major city such as Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles.
2. (colloquial, by extension) Any other hypothetical event with the potential to be far more devastating than previous events of the same type.

   Near-synonym: mother of all

   Coordinate term: big daddy

   • 1972, Sanford and Son, spoken by Fred G. Sanford (Redd Foxx (John Elroy Sanford)):

     Oh, it's the worst one, this is the Big One [heart attack]! I'm dyin! You hear that, Elizabeth, I'm comin to join ya, honey [in Heaven]!