busy as a dyke in a hardware store

phrase

Extremely busy.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. derogatoryrareslangvulgarsimileExtremely busy.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store.

    Synonyms: busy as a one-armed paperhanger, busy as a beaver, busy as a bee

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseExtremely busy.

Similar
busy as a one-armed paperhangerbusy as a beaverbusy as a bee
Also see
busy as a beaverbusy as a beebusy as a one-armed paperhanger

Origin

Presumably reveling in the stereotype of a lesbian as being a butch who is into stereotypically manly interests.

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APA

busy as a dyke in a hardware store. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20dyke%20in%20a%20hardware%20store

MLA

“busy as a dyke in a hardware store.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20dyke%20in%20a%20hardware%20store. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “busy as a dyke in a hardware store,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/busy%20as%20a%20dyke%20in%20a%20hardware%20store.

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