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big man on campus

n. A highly popular male collegian.

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Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus (also known as The Hunchback of UCLA and The Hunchback Hairball of L.A. in the United Kingdom) is a 1989 comedy film directed by Jeremy Kagan. It was written by and stars Allan Katz. It co-stars Corey Parker.

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But everybody knew that Ozy was a star in biology, as well as football, and a Very Big Man On Campus.

Not the most prepossessing figure and certainly not, by any stretch of the imagination, a big man on campus.

It boiled down to: if you were strong, attractive, had an acceptable amount of stamina and energy, your self-esteem bubbled over and you were a guaranteed Big Man on Campus.

Morgen had latched onto Ted's number one rival for big man on campus, the school's lead fullback, Wally Parr, but Ted had seemed totally uninterested in female companionship.

Do you want to put the uniform of a Qin Shang security chief back on and parade around the shipyard like a big man on campus?

The era of the Big Man on Campus had ended, but the rowdy houses with their pool tables and fake moms continued to serve as reunion points for the once popular, who were now viewed as date rapists and budding alcoholics.

I mean, do you think I'd be Big Man on Campus if I didn't trot down to Dream Park, or spend my evenings in front of my console?