New Travel Word of the Day: ‘Glamping’
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.07.07 | 1:03 PM ET
Translation: Uh, glamorous camping.
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Jerry Haines 03.08.07 | 10:30 AM ET
“Glamping”? “Jetrosexuals”? Pardon me while I prarf (projectile barf).
Barbara Benham 03.08.07 | 11:51 AM ET
It sounds like an unfortunate medical procedure. I prefer glam-camping.
As for travel neologisms, I like travelanche, when things start going wrong on or around a trip and there’s no stopping them. (Not mine. I saw it on a website last year. I can’t recall which.) What about youth hostile. How you feel when, say, the toddler sitting behind you on the plane won’t stop kicking the back of your seat. I’m usually tolerant. (I’m a parent.) But sometimes ...
Jim Benning 03.08.07 | 11:01 PM ET
Ha! Just don’t prarf on your computer screen, Jerry. The World Hum home page wouldn’t look quite as fabulous.
I like travelanche, too, Barbara. Suffering from a travelanche would be enough to make anyone prarf!