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English
Verb
busies
- third-person singular simple present indicative of busy
Noun
busies
- plural of busy
Anagrams
Scots
Noun
busies plural only
- police
1973, James Patrick, A Glasgow Gang Observed, page 64:Another song in their repertoire, sung to the tune of ‘Bless Them All’, began: ‘Stab then aw, stab them aw, the busies, the judges, an' aw!’- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 368:Freddy the driver did not say cops, he said busies. Watch out for the busies. These c***s will f*****g do ye.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)