day tripper 

English slang for one who travels to a tourist site only for the day. A day trip might be to picnic in the countryside, or if you live in the country, to visit London by train. Used by the Beatles to denote a woman who is only having a brief affair, with no intention of getting serious.

She was a day tripper, a one-way ticket ....

day tripper by Weebul Kaneebul June 11, 2004

Day tripper 

The female version of a rake.

A rake (or, by extension, a day tripper) is someone who leads someone else on romantically, without actually following through with a serious relationship.

The term "day tripper" was coined by The Beatles.

She's a big teaser; she took me half the way there, yeah...
She was a day tripper, one way ticket yeah. It took me soooo long, to find out, but I found out.

Day tripper by natinia November 26, 2009

day tripper 

According to John Lennon, in relation to the song "day tripper":
"Day trippers are people who go on a day trip, right? Usually on a ferryboat or something. But it was kind of - you know, 'you're just a weekend hippie'. Get it?"

She works a 9-5 job, but on weekends, she's a day tripper.

day tripper by Simon McKenzie September 28, 2006

day tripper 

:n;adj.A woman that has many short affairs with no intention of getting serious

Usually only has one night stands

Dude she such a Day tripper

day tripper by Cool Person from mars June 21, 2006

day tripper 

A one-way ticket, yeah. It took me soo-o-oo long to find out. I found out. Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo.

She was a day tripper.

day tripper by Beryl Schragger November 13, 2003

day tripper 

Term given to day shift workers by night shift workers

He finally became a day tripper after twenty years on the grave yard shift.

day tripper by nethorse May 21, 2015

day tripper 

1. Someone who acts as a tourist for day, returning to his or her home at day's end. This expression is primarily used in the UK.

2. Someone who uses psychotropic drugs such as LSD.

Jack was a perfect superannuated hippie in both senses of being a day tripper: taking a day's trip from home, and getting stoned while doing so.

day tripper by Nora O'Shaughnessy February 4, 2010