A fanfiction that will fuck you up in so many ways. It will take you on an emotional roller coaster and in the end, you will never be the same again. One will often say they 'hate' Heliophilia but in reality they have suffered deep emotional trauma from this fic that they are not ready to talk about but do in fact love the story. One does not merely 'read' this fic without crying for days. A caution is placed to all those who are considering reading it. You might never read again.
One that loves or has a strong affinity or preference for Northern Californians, comes from the regional slang word "hella" meaning 'very', and the Greek word philos, meaning 'to love'.
Guy 1: Hey, did you meet that new girl from Chico in NorCal?
Guy 2: No, I haven't.
Guy 1: She says 'hella' in every sentence. It's really cute. She's pretty too.
Guy 2: You're such a hellaphile!
A person so utterly devoted to the Sun that they risk their life in order to bask in it.
Because she was an undeniable heliophiliac, he knew she would be on the beach every single day during the summer months, and then she’d be down to Rio de Janeiro from December through March for the South American summer.
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.
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.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.