I believe I heard someone refer to a woman who is always busy as a "Busy Bettie", but I can't remember the expression, and it is surprisingly relevant to my life 3 years later. It was a complimentary phrase.
-
Perhaps Busy Betty. There is a book about a character with that name, and can also mean busybody, an uncomplimentary phrase.– Weather VaneOct 5 at 17:45
-
@WeatherVane I was going to answer pointing to this book, but it literally just came out. I am sure the phrase is prior to that and that it is a pun based on busy-body.– fevOct 5 at 18:24
-
@fev I too noticed the book was October 2022 (not just now and not 3 years ago). I thought I had found a definition in Reverso Dictionary but it doesn't actually, so I discarded the answer started.– Weather VaneOct 5 at 18:27
-
@WeatherVane You are right, for some reason I thought it was this year. But it couldn't have become a best-seller overnight. Figures...– fevOct 5 at 18:30
-
1It sounds like a woman who's trying to "have it all", but I don't think I've heard a word or phrase for this type of woman.– BarmarOct 5 at 22:35
|
Show 4 more comments