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   Big·wig

   /ˈbiɡˌwiɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. an important person, especially in a particular sphere: informal "music industry bigwigs"

   Word Origin early 18th century: so named from the large wigs formerly worn by distinguished men.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   14 hours ago · Heads they win, tails you lose. They will emerge from their air-conditioned luxury coaches, avoiding eye contact with everyone bar the odd yellow-headed darting gecko, dressed from empty brain to leather-clad feet in designer clothing [the delegates, not the geckos…although at times I wonder] and retreat behind the doors of the blot on the landscape representing the peak of Chinese brutalist ...