The turbulence of low energy released from behind a gaggle of tourists plodding along without meaningful direction or motivation.

A person caught in a tourist wake vortex is rendered completely invisible, although only temporarily.
Chick1: Those guys didn't even look at us.

Chick2: Yeah, cuz we're walking behind this family of hipos. We're stuck in their tourist wake vortex - veer left!
by marybethjones December 10, 2009
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