a year off between high school and college/university.
Taking a gap year is very popular in the UK
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The time spent whilst you have a visibly broken tooth but are either afraid of the dentist or too busy or too broke to get it repaired.
"Alex when are you going to get that tooth fixed?"
"I'm having a gap year!"
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A year off, to experience what freedom feels like, before life happens.

experience freedom life
The best year of my life, was my Gap Year
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A year between graduating high school and beginning university/college typically spent traveling or working.
A great woman named k8_days_till_gap_year is well known within the Insatagram community for counting the days until her gap year
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A year off, to experience what freedom feels like, before life happens.

experience freedom life
The best year of my life, was my Gap Year
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The average student enlightened by the insight afforded by global travel to the extent of cringeworthy personality renovation.
Guy 1- Man, I saw John after he got back after his 12 months in South America- bobble hat, dreadlocks and all.

Guy 2 - I heard it was 'jean-pierre' these days

Guy 1 - What a gap year tragedy
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Taking a year off from work and school to travel and experience life as a family without daily distractions.
We are taking a family gap year to spend time traveling with our kids.
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