fluorescent tan
n.— «After a few nights of club crawling, you’ll need some fresh air and sunshine. You don’t want to return home with a fluorescent tan and emphysema, do you?» —“A rockin’ tour of Austin” by Curtis Ross Tampa Tribune (Florida) May 3, 1988. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Carmen in Jacksonville, Florida, was told she was pretty as a speck of puff. The more common simile is pretty as a speckled pup or cute as a speckled pup. This is part of a complete episode.
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