English Explanatory Dictionary

Wood family

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Empty seats at a theater, circus, etc., corresponding to tickets that the venue failed to sell.

Word forms

Wood family the Wood family

Etymology

A pun on wood, the material that may be seen when benches are empty.

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