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Big box is the meaning for anything idiotic or anyone being idiotic, or can be put in a sentence to show how silly, big and funny something is
I got called fat by the American ‘chad’ (bully) so I called him a big box, then slapped him, his mom came to get him from school after crying in class
Big box by Holllllllllaaa,woollies February 11, 2021

Big Box Syndrome 

A type of psychological affliction that causes a person to only be able to over-shop at “Big Box” stores where anything under the Sun can be purchased which fuels the compulsive hoarding difficulties the person already struggles with.
I have a close relative who is suffering with Big Box Syndrome and it is a fine disorder indeed when another person has it and you are the lucky recipient of their generosity emanating from their pathetic and uncontrollable overspending!

Big-Box Religion

Any one of the actively evaporating yet previously powerful, influential and popular religious organizations currently attempting, in desperation, to maintain relevance and retain control of adherents.
Seems like I'm a 'none'...can't hang with Big-Box Religion
Big-Box Religion by YAWA May 30, 2019

Big-box store 

Large, high-volume stores. I.e., Circuit City, IKEA, Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, etc.
The new shopping center outside of town has acres and acres of big-box stores.
Big-box store by Tailspin October 18, 2003

Big-box store 

A Big-Box Store is a large, free standing rectangular single floor store built on a concrete slab. They are incredibly wasteful and ugly to look at having no aesthetic value what so ever. Typically have very large parking lots with no trees.

Also sometimes called a superstore, megastore, or supercenter.
Walmart is a good example of a big-box store.
Big-box store by OneBadAsp October 28, 2006

Big Box Store 

A large department store modeling the architectural design of a warehouse. These are usually built in the suburbs where land is much cheaper than downtown.

So named because they resemble shipping giant boxes plopped in the middle of a sea of parking.
Big Lots, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City (RIP), and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The King of Big Box Stores: Walmart.
Big Box Store by Gunnar Olson June 8, 2010
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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