business



*business

 
1. harassment; a scolding; general bad treatment. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The guys have been giving me the business about my new hairstyle. Sam was giving Tom the business about being late all the time.
2. Sl an execution. (Underworld. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The mob wanted to give him the business for confessing to the federal prosecutor.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CallahanKAL-ə-hanEnglish
Benignus-Late Roman
Evron-Yiddish
Rose[rəuz]
Minnie['mini]
Delightdə-LIETEnglish (Rare)