Where globetrotters head for increasingly obscure locales, not for the experience but for the bragging rights of having been somewhere exotic and difficult while looking down on any adventures that don't involve an amusing incident with a nasty local disease / local militia / extreme weather event. Ego-tourists have way too much attachment to words like 'authentic' and 'unspoilt'
by Gregor Heard June 26, 2007
A person who goes to Costco for the purpose of only eating the samples and getting in other people's way with abolutely no intention of buying anything in the store. Person may or may not be pushing an empty cart to further disrupt the flow of traffic through the store.
On Martha's 80th birthday, she decided she would do what she does every other day and be a Costco tourist, as she enjoys nothing more than making her daily pilgrimage to Costco. Today she decided she would only make 30 trips around the store, as she scarfs down each free sample offering on each pass while pushing her empty cart to keep others away and obstruct the flow of traffic down the main aisles.
by Wordmaster Adam May 2, 2012
Person, who on rare occasions, attends an AA meeting, but never takes the Alcoholics Anonymous Program seriously, never actually gets sober.
Him: Is Tom a member of AA? I saw him at my meeting last night.
Her: Nah, he was just visiting as an alco-tourist, he's still drinking.
Her: Nah, he was just visiting as an alco-tourist, he's still drinking.
by Terrific1 January 7, 2009
When a New Yorker encounters a large group of motionless tourists congregating in the middle of a sidewalk where locals conducting their daily comings and goings, one may lower their shoulder, maintain current speed and plow through the mass in an attempt to knock as many out of the way. Children are not exempt as it is their parent's fault. The elderly get a pass.
While walking at a fairly fast clip, I played some Christmas time tourist bowling while walking to the subway tonight.
I got a 1, 10 split on a group of Germans holding hands four across standing on West 50th Street.
Did you see that fat, dad jeans wearing rube jump out of the way when he realized he was about to be knocked over?
I got a 1, 10 split on a group of Germans holding hands four across standing on West 50th Street.
Did you see that fat, dad jeans wearing rube jump out of the way when he realized he was about to be knocked over?
by EAFofNY December 11, 2013
an insignificant establihsment designed to attract visitors
by Light Joker August 9, 2005
What seemed to be an easy clean-up job was anything but, when I had an accidental tourist take a peek into the dmz.
by Bryan Xin February 13, 2004
A student taking one or more philosophy elective, usually to feel intelectual and smug while not pursuing a career in the field. Commonly loud-mouthed mature-age psychology majors. Especially unberable when taking advanced courses.
Person #1: Hey, how is this new course going?
Person #2: It's shit. These philosophy tourists from economics keep crapping on about irrelevant bullshit.
Person #2: It's shit. These philosophy tourists from economics keep crapping on about irrelevant bullshit.
by poopiepoos March 11, 2010