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touristing 

the act of being a tourist
Since we have been in Europe, we have just been touristing around.
touristing by klodogmillionaire October 21, 2011

Touristing 

Rubbernecking..

Driving slowly or stopping in the middle of the road while looking at the sights.

Walking and paying no attention to anyone else around you while looking at the sights.
"Why did those people in front of us just stop in the middle of the road?" "They're Touristing!"
Touristing by shepkatt July 13, 2012

Thristing 

Manner of disruption or unearthing
Lay foundations of future labours withour thristing too early.
Thristing by Hercolena Oliver May 29, 2010

touristing 

The process or methodology by which an equity researcher or analyst in Manhattan very superficially (if at all) reviews or covers one or more companies and provides definitive advice to chief investment officers who then act on such advice to invest billions of dollars that then are lost.
Right before the latest economic downturn, the research team had been engaging in touristing to speed up their work so that they could make it in time to happy hour at the Rooftop in the Kimberly.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
wrongun by bevvers March 21, 2007
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
Word of the Day on October 6, 2026

trucker's tan 

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
Word of the Day on October 5, 2026
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