busy as a dyke in a hardware store
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Meaning · English
Extremely busy.
Register: derogatory, slang, vulgar
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “busy as a dyke in a hardware store” mean?
Extremely busy.
Is “busy as a dyke in a hardware store” formal or informal?
busy as a dyke in a hardware store is generally derogatory, slang, vulgar.