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Big Book 

The "bible" of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The book which is actually entitled simply "Alcoholic Anonymous," was written by Bill W., a New York stockbroker, after founding the group with Dr. Bob in a kitchen in Akron, Ohio.


Contains many first person accounts in narrative form of battles with the "cunning and baffling" drink. These narratives are replaced and updated with more contemporary drunkalogues periodically by the bureaucracy controlled from AA World Service Office (WSO) in New York City.
"I'm going to a Big Book study meeting tonight, as part of my 90 in 90."
Big Book by Twelve-Step slang October 24, 2004
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Big Book 

This book will bring you to the path of a happy destiny as long as you follow the steps. A good place to hide "anything" from a drunk. Has stories that provide good bedtime reading. THE book of AA.
"The 12 steps of AA are outlined in the Big Book"
Big Book by pinkcat December 28, 2005

Big book 

By the time you get to the end, I’ll be back.
That big book was so fascinating I didn't see how fast time went by! And you're already back!
Big book by Pacha19 September 7, 2017

Big Book of Bullshit 

A term to use when someone is clearly full of bullshit.
Person 1 : "The sky is green!"
Person 2: "Where'd you get that from, the big book of bullshit?"

Big Book Thumper 

1. A member of Alcoholics Anonymous who takes the Spirituality in the brotherhood of AA very seriously.

2. A member of AA who carries the Big Book with him for constant reference.

3. A person overly obsessed with the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of AA.
1. Bill has been in AA for over 20 years, he has become a Big Book Thumper and quotes from it every chance he gets.

2. Mary was a sponcee of Bill, the Big Book Thumper. She could not do anything without Bill quoting something to her from the AA bible he carried.
Big Book Thumper by JR Harris April 16, 2011

Big Book of Bullshit 

Person 1: Oh, what are you reading? It looks good?
Person 2: It's the communist manifesto.
Person 3: nah br0 its teh big book of bullshite xdddddd
Person 1: Oh.
Big Book of Bullshit by PopIts December 11, 2017

Big Book of Bullshit 

aka. the "holy" Bible.
- The rainbow is the sign of God!
- As written in the Big Book of Bullshit right?
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