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LUGGAGE RATS

Luggage rat(s)

AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS DEFINED AS TOURISTS IN ANY GIVEN LOCATION THAT ARRIVE WITH LARGE EMPTY WHEELED SUIT CASES LUGGAGE WITH THE EXPRESS INTENT TO BUY AS MANY ITEMS AS POSSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT BACK ACROSS THE BORDER INTO THEIR HOME COUNTRY.

THE PRACTICE IS MOST COMMON IN HONG KONG / SHENZHEN REGION AND DURING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS HORDES OF TOURISTS ARE SEEN SWARMING STORES AND PURCHASING GOODS WITH THE EXPRESS INTENT OF FULFILLING ORDERS OR PROFITEERING FROM RESALE ONCE BACK ACROSS THE BORDER.

TYPICALLY, THE INDIVIDUALS DRAG THEIR LUGGAGE AROUND THE CITY WITHOUT THE INTENT TO STAY OVERNIGHT. OFTEN FOUND CAMPING IN RESTAURANTS E.G. MCDONALDS USING FREE WIFI AND WAITING FOR RETURN FLIGHTS AND TRAINS THE SAME DAY.

IT IS COMMON TO OBSERVE INDIVIDUALS BUYING LARGER LUGGAGE TO ACCOMMODATE TRANSPORTING AS MUCH CONTRABAND AS POSSIBLE.

HONG KONG SHOPPING AREAS GENERALLY HAVE OUTSIDE LUGGAGE KIOSKS TO ACCOMMODATE THESE NEEDS.

SYNONYM: PACK RAT / MOBILE PACK RAT
Luggage rats can be seen swarming the streets and shopping districts every weekend and holidays looking to pack away as many goods as possible into their empty luggage to take home and resell.
LUGGAGE RATS by Tang_Wenbo July 16, 2019

Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.
Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026
Word of the Day on June 5, 2026
Sonion comes from a GIF that is a mix of the word son and onion ( if you use this slang you like dih)
Man 1 says "I drank last night I need a break" Man 2 "Sonion"
Sonion by popularloner67 March 11, 2026
Word of the Day on June 4, 2026

breatharian 

One whos diet consists of air, light, and prana, with a possible sip of water now and then.
The breatharian has air, light, and prana for food.
breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005
Word of the Day on June 3, 2026

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026