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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Big Smoke" is indeed a valid and usable phrase in written English.
It can refer to a large city or urban area, and often implies a highly populated area with a lot of activity or cultural offerings. For example, "The Big Smoke of New York City is a mecca for tourists and locals alike."
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Big Smoke
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The city of Toronto.
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London isn't the "Big Smoke" any more.
"The political people are just trying to make the big smoke," he said.
I mean, pursuing a dream career in the Big Smoke wasn't that exciting … was it?
London's air was soon so polluted that the city became known as "The Big Smoke".
"So he's terminated his afternoon in western Sydney and he's heading back to the big smoke".
You should have stayed up north and well away from the Big Smoke.
Jake is still in a grubby T-shirt having a big smoke.
I left the big smoke to live on a farm in Worcestershire and became obsessed with beer.
"There was a red light in the first truck, and then there was big smoke and a big fire".
For centuries, London has been known to out-of-towners as the "smoke" or the "big smoke".
And living and working outside the capital has numerous advantages to the hustle and bustle of the big smoke.
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