busy-busyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪˌbɪzi/, U.S.

/ˈbɪziˌbɪzi/

Forms: also reduplicated further.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: busy adj.

Etymology: Reduplication of busy adj. Compare pretty-pretty adj.

Very or excessively busy; (also) ostentatiously or affectedly busy. Cf. busy adj. 3c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly

busya1398

well-occupied1530

bebusied1603

throng1627

polyponous1853

busy-busy1900

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > excessively

over-busya1425

over-busied1644

busy-busy1900

1900 N.Y. Times 29 Apr. 12/3 (advt.) Matthews busy-busy millinery.

1922 Bakersfield Californian 9 Nov. 6/6 (advt.) Friday brings an interesting shopping list from the ‘busy-busy’ place.

1968 Arion 7 439 Shirking any attempt to re-create the busy-busy ambiance that turns off like a faucet at ‘sed ubi illic est?’

1979 Los Angeles Times 8 Sept. ii. 11/1 It is a busy-busy-busy ballet, lavish in decoration and meagre in substance.

1999 M. Syal Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2000) vi. 276 She felt sorry for them; all this busy-busy lifestyle and pressure to work, so little time to enjoy.

2011 E. S. Harvey Homefires vii. 115 Precious little Toby—with his shocking tow-thatch of hair, perpetually nosy gray-blue orbs, busy-busy hands and feet—had a rare propensity to rattle nerves.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busy-busy
释义	busy-busyadj. Brit. /ˈbɪzɪˌbɪzi/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌbɪzi/ Forms: also reduplicated further. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: busy adj. Etymology: Reduplication of busy adj. Compare pretty-pretty adj. Very or excessively busy; (also) ostentatiously or affectedly busy. Cf. busy adj. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > fully or constantly busya1398 well-occupied1530 bebusied1603 throng1627 polyponous1853 busy-busy1900 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > excessively over-busya1425 over-busied1644 busy-busy1900 1900 N.Y. Times 29 Apr. 12/3 (advt.) Matthews busy-busy millinery. 1922 Bakersfield Californian 9 Nov. 6/6 (advt.) Friday brings an interesting shopping list from the ‘busy-busy’ place. 1968 Arion 7 439 Shirking any attempt to re-create the busy-busy ambiance that turns off like a faucet at ‘sed ubi illic est?’ 1979 Los Angeles Times 8 Sept. ii. 11/1 It is a busy-busy-busy ballet, lavish in decoration and meagre in substance. 1999 M. Syal Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2000) vi. 276 She felt sorry for them; all this busy-busy lifestyle and pressure to work, so little time to enjoy. 2011 E. S. Harvey Homefires vii. 115 Precious little Toby—with his shocking tow-thatch of hair, perpetually nosy gray-blue orbs, busy-busy hands and feet—had a rare propensity to rattle nerves. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1900
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