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traveller

1. British term used to refer collectively to two separate traditionally-nomadic groups found in the UK: Irish Travellers (also known as Pavee, tinkers and pikeys) and Romani (also known as Roma, Romany, Romanichals, Romnichals and Kale). The term is used to replace the traditional term "gypsy", which is now considered offensive by some. The term refers to members of these two groups regardless of whether they actually live a nomadic or sedentary lifestyle.

2. A term used by people who are travelling away from home, but have distaste for the terms "tourist" and "holidaymaker". Travellers are often said to be distinct from tourists/holidaymakers due to the fact that they travel for longer periods of time, seeing a variety of places in one trip, and make an effort to experience the real spirit of the places they visit, rather than just tourist resorts. Those who self-describe as travellers are also often travelling on a tighter budget than traditional tourists, staying in hostels rather than hotels. A roughly synonymous term is "backpacker".
1. Although the Romani and the Irish Travellers have very different histories and cultures, the majority of the British population are unaware of existence of two distinct groups, and consider both to be "gypsies" or "travellers".

2. The great thing about staying in hostels is the opportunity to meet and hang out with other travellers, from all over the world.
by backpacker_x2 February 18, 2011
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travey bear

You deliver a swift boot kick to the chest then go in with the shocker (2 in the pink 1 in the stink) then perform a barrel role throw her up in the air and finish with a pecker slap to the face
She would not stop crying after i gave her the Travey bear.
by Travbomb July 5, 2009
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travelcard abuse

When you use your annual season ticket travelcard to make pointless and unnecessary journeys just because you can.

The early stages of travelcard abuse can typically be identified by young professionals trying to justify the annual expense of their travel card by stating something similar to "well I have paid for it so I may as well use it".

This eventually progresses into downright travelcard abuse.

Though its origin is when referring to the London Underground it has been known to apply to other annual tickets purchased for other methods of transportation.
I haven't got a lot planned for tomorrow I'll probably just engage in some travelcard abuse.

Let's abuse the travel card and meet up at here *points to random station on map* because I think it has a funny station name.

Why did I go all the way to South London just to go to Mc.Donalds when there's around 46 of them much closer? Because I can! That's travelcard abuse at its best baby!
by Matthew1471 June 13, 2009
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Travelocity

The speed at which your bowels will evacuate your body after having travel constipation and returning home to your porcelain throne
I dropped the kids off at the pool with such intense travelocity that it propelled me off the toilet.
by RoboSquirrel May 28, 2019
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tavel

The practice of bringing someone to edge of eroticism whilst being far apart such as through text, telephone or instant messenger.
"Just speaking to Stevie on MSN last night, really tavelled me up"
by Rachieroo September 20, 2008
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travestinky

Within a crowd of people, to be unjustly blamed for passing wind when you did not commit such an offence.
Hey Rocco, did you just blow that stinkbomb?

Sorry bro, it was me. Don't want no travestinky on Rocco here.
by froggystomp September 18, 2010
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traelyn

Traelyn's are sometimes the brattiest yet other times the nicest people you will ever meet. They tend to be very straight up, sometimes tending to be rude. But they are very cute and you are lucky to catch one with the name Traelyn.
Traelyn is very sweet but sometimes rude.
by [sudkmo] January 23, 2017
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