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Heathrow injection

Heathrow injection noun: the phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption of convenience food.

Noun

Heathrow injection (plural Heathrow injections)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) The phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption of convenience food.
    • Obviously the Heathrow injection is a recent phenomenon then? :)2001 November 14, Sean Byrne, “who's no.1 - the solution”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet)
    • Drink after work, catch the tube home and eat curry.
      So what weight are you up to after your Heathrow Injection?2005 May 31, Shabby, “Roles & Responsibilities in Hippy's absence.”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet)

Examples of Heathrow injection in a sentence

  • For instance, I had a girlfriend who had just come back from England and was still recovering from the Heathrow injection.2006, Kevin McCallum., In Search of South Africa's Perfect Woman, Two Dogs,, →ISBN, page 164:
  • […]the last time I'd seen them in Australia I felt an aching need to feed her a sandwich but I saw her on Spicks & Specks the other week and the "Heathrow Injection" has done her good.2007 May 24, Robert Atkins, “Chock's gig review: Howling Bells at The Metro, Sydney, 11.05.2007”, in alt.music (Usenet):

Forms of Heathrow injection

pluralHeathrow injections

Origin of Heathrow injection

In reference to Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in London.

Questions about Heathrow injection

What does Heathrow injection mean?
Heathrow injection means the phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption of convenience food.
How do you use Heathrow injection in a sentence?
For instance, I had a girlfriend who had just come back from England and was still recovering from the Heathrow injection.
What part of speech is Heathrow injection?
Heathrow injection is a noun.
What is the plural of Heathrow injection?
The plural of Heathrow injection is Heathrow injections.

Words near Heathrow injection in the dictionary

  1. Heathman
  2. Heathmans
  3. Heathmere
  4. Heathmont
  5. Heathrow
  6. Heathrow injection
  7. Heathrow injections
  8. heaths
  9. heathstone
  10. heathstones
  11. Heathsville

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