Etymology

God's waiting room

Today it means: The town of Eastbourne, East Sussex. Full definition →

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The story

Given to places which are seen as having high populations of elderly people. The "waiting room" name refers to their lesser time left to live due to their old age.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.