"Heathrow injection" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-Heathrow injection.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 Heathrow injection.ogg [Australia] Forms: Heathrow injections [plural]
Etymology: In reference to Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in London. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Heathrow Airport Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial
    Sense id: en-Heathrow_injection-en-noun-uA7s0wiW Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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          "ref": "2005 May 31, Shabby, “Roles & Responsibilities in Hippy's absence.”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet)",
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