Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

god's waiting room

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: god's wait-ing -room
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The town of Eastbourne, East Sussex.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"The reputation of "God's waiting room" applies to about one road in the whole town. Loads of people moving from London and farther afield (we moved from Oxford four years ago) as it’s a great place for young families."
"I wanted to remove these old notions of [Eastbourne] being known as "God's waiting room" and its "Zimmer frames down the seafront" vibe."
"In recent decades the town has been nicknamed "God's waiting room" for its large population of pensioners, while a recent study using Office for National Statistics data found Eastbourne to be the third most miserable place in the country."

Etymology

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.

Usage

British usage
Informal

Questions

What does god's waiting room mean?: The town of Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Where does god's waiting room come from?: 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.

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