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- proper noun Canada, informal A
nickname for the city ofToronto .
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Examples
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Asuka: I have never heard of Toronto being called the Big Smoke until now … Our smog here ain't that bad!
Japan Probe 2008
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Jepps, 41 who runs the website Big Smoke, and has lived on the estate for eight months, said that most residents were horrified by the camera: This is not CCTV.
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Smack dab in the middle is a town called Gosford, which passes for the local Big Smoke; I grew up around there.
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Smack dab in the middle is a town called Gosford, which passes for the local Big Smoke; I grew up around there.
The Central Coast « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows 2008
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And the staff are friendly, not all fashionista weirdy and stuck up like in certain department stores in the Big Smoke.
Archive 2008-05-01 Katy 2008
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The Big Smoke recorded some of the hottest temperatures at the weekend, with some places reaching 26 or 27 degrees (C) on the barometer (79-81F).
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Smack dab in the middle is a town called Gosford, which passes for the local Big Smoke; I grew up around there.
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And the staff are friendly, not all fashionista weirdy and stuck up like in certain department stores in the Big Smoke.
more swap goodies, a trip to the Big Smoke and a surprise phone call...ooooohhhh!!!! Katy 2008
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As a Londoner I tend to really enjoy City Slicker's female take on the Big Smoke.
Nominate posts for Blogger TV on 18 Doughty St Rachel 2007
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When Amy's mum and dad gave us a ride back to the Big Smoke, and when Fr. O gave a couple St. Anne's parishioners a ride home from the house blessing ... both times I nodded off in the back seat.
trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2005
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