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bums in seats en · NOUN
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(Commonwealth, informal, plural, plural-only) Spectators, passengers, or customers in attendance at a venue or other place where people assemble.
Wrestlers and promoters began to realise opportunities for gimmicks with broad appeal which would be used to put bums in seats.
2007 October 26, “Meet the Pro-Wrestlers of Auckland”, in New Zealand Herald, archived from the original on 30 May 2013:'He's a quality player and puts bums in seats.'
2010 April 27, “Former Liverpool and Leeds Star Robbie Fowler on the Move Again”, in Daily Mail, London, retrieved 31 Aug 2010:Travel industry analyst Doug Galbraith of Runzheimer Canada speculated the airline came up with the card because it was simply "in need of getting bums in seats.
1989 February 28, Rob Carrick, “Wardair Offer Urged Executives to Pay $18,000 for Year's Travel”, in Toronto Star (Canadian Press), page B8:
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eyeballs
Synonyms
warm bodies · butts in seats