English Explanatory Dictionary

Big Dumb Object

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large and mysterious object of extraterrestrial origin containing immense power, thought of as a common trope of science fiction.

Word forms

Big Dumb Object Big Dumb Objects

Etymology

Coined by British critic and writer Roz Kaveney in 1981.

Derived words

BDO
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