Step up and swagger on, we’re talking about big D energy, the elusive vibe born from having, literally or metaphorically, the kind of swinging d–k that propels you to move through the world with a breezy confidence and a cool command. There’s a reason they call it cocksure, folks.
How did we assign je na sais quo before “BDE” became the stuff of internet gold and conversational currency? While Pete Davidson and his d–k get most of the credit for placing the phrase in our cultural lexicon, it began as an homage to another man’s kickstand.
For your consideration, a brief history of BDE.
While the speculation of d–k size has been a spectator sport since time immemorial, the phrase that became the phenomenon is credited to Canadian culture writer Kyrell Grant who Tweeted BDE in 2018 as a tribute to the recently departed Anthony Bourdain.
Grant’s nomination of Bourdain for BDE was born of grief, appreciation and wistful longing. “The conversation about Bourdain happened on a night of my friends and I drinking some orange wine and lamenting that none of us would ever get to fuck him, because not only was he hot, he was a man who was very curious and empathetic, and a good listener—which you know is a rare find,” Grant explained. “We came to the conclusion that he must have had a huge d–k to match his great personality.”
A eulogy for the ages, folks.
Capricorns emit an understated power of quiet confidence. Ruled by Saturn they have nothing to prove and everything to impart.
Shortly thereafter, Ariana Grande Tweeted (and then quickly deleted) a response to a fan’s query about the length of then fiancee Pete Davidson’s member.
The internet, as it is prone to do, went wild and BDE became the phrase of the summer. Capricorn queen Alyssa Stephens, better known as Latto took BDE to the top of the charts with her 2022 banger “Big Energy.”
While it’s been established that BDE exists beyond gender identity and/or genital largess, there is one sign that seems to possess it to a pervasive and preternatural degree. Read on to learn more.
Astrology 101: Your guide to the stars
As a wise friend of mine once told me, “A beautiful thing doesn’t have to tell you it’s beautiful,” the same applies to BDE, if you’ve got it, it speaks, or swings, for itself.
Capricorns likewise emit an understated power of quiet confidence. Ruled by Saturn they have nothing to prove and everything to impart. Capricorn doesn’t perform and BDE can’t be performed you have it or you don’t, like an outie belly button or that recessive trait that makes cilantro taste like soap.
BDE is defined as an energetic quality because it’s elusive, not so much a set of specifics but a specific kind of self possession. It’s never about how you look but how you are perceived; namely like you can pick up the tab and f—k like a champion.
Two attributes easily assigned to daddy devil Capricorn; suspenders on, credit A1. Capricorn rules the tenth house of achievement, public image and legacy and as such natives maintain a cool command of whatever space they occupy, king pin s–t.
Interestingly, OG BDE Anthony Bourdain’s had his moon, the epicenter of instinct and the emotional engine, in the cardinal sign of Capricorn, same goes for bearer of BDE ladies and gentlemen Pete Davidson. Capricorn sun pinup Timothée Chalamet? Style in spades and BDE for days.
As the internet maintains, you don’t actually have to have a big d–k or a d–k at all to have BDE and more so, having a big d–k doesn’t immediately qualify you. It’s a mood folks.
For your consideration, Capricorn queen Earth Kitt who is the very embodiment of BDE in this video, Dame Judi Dench (moon in Capricorn) and Rihanna who has more BDE than anyone, d–k or no d–k, a fact supported by her stars, namely a stellium in Capricorn that includes her midheaven.
From root to tip, here’s to walking like you’ve got glory in your pants and nary a f–k to give.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love for dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girls guide” to strip clubs and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.