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fluorescent tan

fluorescent tan
 n.— «I’ve started to develop the grey pallor typical of the Brits and commonly called a fluorescent tan. I have vague recollections of sunshine and frolicking in the surf, occasionally resurrected from my memory by spiteful antipodean friends who email me about their weekends at Bondi.» —“Paris poodles no match for Homebush sniffer puppies” by Jane Dillon Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Jan. 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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