n. The state of being in a long-distance relationship with another person over the Atlantic Ocean, for example, with one participant living in the United States and the other living in the United Kingdom, along with the emotions that accompany such a state, such as the desire of physical intimacy, melancholy and hope.
(Named after Death Cab For Cutie's fourth album, and the title track from that album which discusses such a concept.)
The state of being much too far from your significant other.
A long distance relationship.
The term is coined from the song 'Transatlanticism' by Death Cab for Cutie.
Girl: I miss you and I picked out our song Boy (2000 miles away): Awww I miss you too.. What is it?
Girl: Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
Boy: -listens- It's perfect!
The hypothetical man (often a sinistercharacter who decided not to go to boot camp) that is doing your girlfriend/wife while you are on deployment overseas.
Ain't no use in goin home,
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no use in goin back,
Jody's got your Cadillac,
Ain't no use in feeling blue,
Jody's took your checkbook too.
The ability girls and women have developed to hold several items at once in one hand. The skill has been developed due to the lack of pockets in women's clothing.
I thought she'd need multiple trips to carry her phone, keys, wallet, and Starbucks to her car since she needed the other hand to open the door, but she used her impressive girl grip to carry everything in one hand.