ocupado
A humorous borrowing of the Spanish word for "occupied," used in American English — usually with a smirk — to announce that a toilet stall or room is taken.
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Notícia da @folha.com "Famílias deixam prédio ocupado na Oscar Freire e construtora quer reformar unidades para aluguel" Link sem paywall ⬇️
Nossa, verdade. Eu ignoro porque acho feio mas acho que deu uma sinergia do estúdio não estar ocupado com outras coisas
Crimen en Salt: una pelea de pareja y un trastero ocupado son el trasfondo del caso
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A humorous borrowing of the Spanish word for "occupied," used in American English — usually with a smirk — to announce that a toilet stall or room is taken. The joke works on multiple levels: it sounds more sophisticated than yelling "someone's in here," and it pokes gentle fun at the Spanglish that peppers American culture. You'll hear it as a one-word punchline, a door-knocker reply, or just a way to make a mundane situation feel vaguely exotic.
He knocked on the stall door and I just shouted back "ocupado!" and hoped for the best.
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(US, humorous) Occupied (said of a toilet stall).
“Notícia da @folha.com "Famílias deixam prédio ocupado na Oscar Freire e construtora quer reformar unidades para aluguel" Link sem paywall ⬇️”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nossa, verdade. Eu ignoro porque acho feio mas acho que deu uma sinergia do estúdio não estar ocupado com outras coisas”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Crimen en Salt: una pelea de pareja y un trastero ocupado son el trasfondo del caso”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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