Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heathrow injection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: heathrow in-jec-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Obviously the Heathrow injection is a recent phenomenon then? :)"
"Drink after work, catch the tube home and eat curry. So what weight are you up to after your Heathrow Injection?"
"For instance, I had a girlfriend who had just come back from England and was still recovering from the Heathrow injection."
"[…]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."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Heathrow injections (plural)

Questions

What does heathrow injection mean?: 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.
Where does heathrow injection come from?: In reference to Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in London.

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