Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tourist.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Clapping her hands together in front of her face for greater emphasis the maestra then gives her delighted audience a clincher: this hapless turista is about to teach his little Mexican friends how we pronounce the word for that delicious junk food made of toasted corn that every movie-going kid of any age likes on either side of the border.
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Clapping her hands together in front of her face for greater emphasis the maestra then gives her delighted audience a clincher: this hapless turista is about to teach his little Mexican friends how we pronounce the word for that delicious junk food made of toasted corn that every movie-going kid of any age likes on either side of the border.
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Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).
Length of Stay 2009
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Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).
Length of Stay 2009
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Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).
Length of Stay 2009
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Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).
Length of Stay 2009
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Add to Rolly's list: good sensible walking shoes, wide brim hat for the sun, loperimide (sp?) and Pepto-bismol for the likely encounter with "turista", and good 30 SPF sunblock (expensive down here).
Length of Stay 2009
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Nobdy dies from "turista", you can easily die from food poisoning.
Rentals in Merida 2005
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Nobdy dies from "turista", you can easily die from food poisoning.
Rentals in Merida 2005
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Maybe you didn't see them in your two-week "turista" experience, but if you'd been paying attention over the last decade, you'd know better.
Take The Money And Run: Why L.A.'s Middle Class Is Leaving 2007
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