by roo May 06, 2004
Get the fwip! mug.Heaven help me, yet another nasty new noun, the unholy marriage of "volunteer" and "tourism".
Voluntourism, an act carried out by "voluntourists", is when hoardes of - generally - the great unwashed backpacker brigade descend on a place to do have a jolly nice holiday - usually at precious little cost to themselves - and do the occasional bit of good work.
Looks good on one's CV as a gap year activity.
Voluntourism, an act carried out by "voluntourists", is when hoardes of - generally - the great unwashed backpacker brigade descend on a place to do have a jolly nice holiday - usually at precious little cost to themselves - and do the occasional bit of good work.
Looks good on one's CV as a gap year activity.
Voluntourist 1: Shall we go to Khao Lak to engage in a spot of voluntourism?
Voluntourist 2: No, tsunami voluntourism is old hat now. All the bars are closed and hardly anyone is living in the houses built, anyway.
Voluntourist 1: Good point. (pauses) Sierra Leone?
Vouluntourist 2: Are you insane?
Voluntourist 2: No, tsunami voluntourism is old hat now. All the bars are closed and hardly anyone is living in the houses built, anyway.
Voluntourist 1: Good point. (pauses) Sierra Leone?
Vouluntourist 2: Are you insane?
by Roo September 06, 2005
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Thai + Irish = Thairish, reflecting the profusion of (at best fake and at worst real) Irish bars in Thailand.
Of course, is said by a native of that fair Asian country, it becomes Thailish.
Thai + Irish = Thairish, reflecting the profusion of (at best fake and at worst real) Irish bars in Thailand.
Of course, is said by a native of that fair Asian country, it becomes Thailish.
Remember the old song:, "When Thairish eyes are smiling"? Well, it's often playing in half a dozen faux Irish bars in Phuket right now...
by Roo April 08, 2010
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Narcotourism (noun) a compound of narco(tic) and tourism.
Narcotourism is the practice of travelling abroad from one's home or resident country with the express intention of procuring and using substances perhaps banned or prohibitively expense where one lives.
Not unlike reverse osmosis, i.e. one travels from a place of a low concenration of drugs to a place of a high concentration.
Narcotourism is the practice of travelling abroad from one's home or resident country with the express intention of procuring and using substances perhaps banned or prohibitively expense where one lives.
Not unlike reverse osmosis, i.e. one travels from a place of a low concenration of drugs to a place of a high concentration.
by Roo June 04, 2005
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by Roo August 05, 2003
Get the Swindon mug.Dave's girlfreind bitched at him until he bought the new Maroon 5 CD, dressed in his new jeans and went to Haagen-Dazs with her so she could feel better.
by roo April 09, 2005
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