Travel Terminology that doesn’t Exist but Should

Posted by Meghna on Jul 17,2021

Repuke – the act of consistently getting car sick and throwing up in spite of all the Allegra tablets your mummy makes you swallow.

Packbacker – member of human race, generally female, whose luggage reaches such unacceptable proportions that she has to be turned away at the airport and is excluded from the ongoing tour.

Lehman – an unshaven layman with a fancy for beer and bikes who visits Leh and Ladakh every year to get away from wife and family.

Quitman – That one person who gives up on the journey midway and returns home, much to the chagrin of the rest of the group.

deshkimittiator – That one person who refuses to deviate from his staple diet of butter chicken (malai maar ke) no matter which part of the world he is in. This species is known to have ordered this avian dish in remote parts of Somalia,the interiors of Gujarat and worse on occasion.

Cheesebust – A person who takes so many pictures that ultimately, in annoyance, his fellow-travelers bust his camera and sometimes, his face and kneecaps too.

Housesleeper / Housesleazer– That one creepy customer who shamelessly hits on the housekeeping staff in spite of the cold responses and lack of encouragement he receives.

Lovedearths – A couple that embarks on a holiday with their month-old baby and spend the vacation fighting over who changed the diaper last.

Sinfant - The offspring of said couple that chooses to bawl loudly on an overnight train at 2a.m. and wakes the whole train up, earning the wrath and ill-wishes of all fellow passengers.

Gravel-writer – A person who ought to maintain stony silence for their lack of travel experience but insists on posing and posting as a travel writer.

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