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in use – of a toilet/bathroom stall (US: occupied; but the opposite is vacant in both); of a telephone line (US & UK also: busy), hence engaged tone (US: busy signal) committed; involved in something betrothed English of or pertaining to England the English language (adj.) the foot-pound-second system of units [citation needed] (UK: Imperial)
Mr. Humperdink: A pig who works Busytown's bakery, appearing in Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever and The Busy World of Richard Scarry. [5] Janitor Joe: A fox who is a janitor in most places of Busytown, including the theatre and Huckle's school. Jason the Mason: A pig mason who specializes in building brick foundations and chimneys ...
Brochers [38] (not to be confused with people from Burghead), Puddlestinkers [39] Frinton-on-Sea Master Gaters (pejorative; the town used to hide behind a set of railway crossing gates) Frodsham Jowie Heads (from old Runcorn area Cheshire meaning turnip, reference to the rural position of the town), Frodos (a character in The Lord of the Rings ...
A small town in France that's easy to get lost in. M'diq: A city in Morocco that's pronounced like "my dick". Meat Camp: A place in North Carolina. Meat Mountain: A mountain in northwestern Alaska. Meddybemps: A very small town (population of 157, in 2010) in Washington County, Maine, its "plural" name apparently cannot define what a single ...
"The phrase 'I'm busy' can trigger someone on the receiving end because it is blunt and implies that they are not a priority to you," says Dr. Holly Schiff, Psy.D., a licensed clinical ...
The principal street of a small town or city, on which most of its retail businesses are situated, or a metaphor for smaller cities and/or small businesses in general. The phrase "Wall Street vs. Main Street" (or variants thereof) is sometimes used to make the distinction between big and small business (UK: usually high street , although main ...
The two are the upcoming hosts of HGTV's new Hudson Valley, New York-based show, "Small Town Potential." It features Thomasula operating as both real estate agent and designer, and Leitheuser, who ...
"Aquae Sulis" – Latin name for the Roman baths, still used sometimes in modern day as an alternative name. [18] Barnsley "Tahn" or "Tarn" – derived from pronunciation of 'town' in the local dialect, although the term is often used with an increasing sense of irony given the relatively neutral accents of younger people in the town. [19 ...