Piccadilly Circus

proper noun

A traffic intersection in the West End of London, having connections with Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street; proverbially visualised as being very busy with people.

“I've never seen the place so crowded – it was like Piccadilly Circus!”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A traffic intersection in the West End of London, having connections with Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street; proverbially visualised as being very busy with people.

    I've never seen the place so crowded – it was like Piccadilly Circus!

Origin

Piccadilly + circus.

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APA

Piccadilly Circus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piccadilly%20Circus

MLA

“Piccadilly Circus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piccadilly%20Circus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Piccadilly Circus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piccadilly%20Circus.

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