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English
Etymology
In reference to Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in London.
Pronunciation
Noun
Heathrow injection (plural Heathrow injections)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) The phenomenon of rapid weight gain experienced by a non-British person upon settling in London, attributed to a busy schedule encouraging the consumption of convenience food.
2001 November 14, Sean Byrne, “who's no.1 - the solution”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):Obviously the Heathrow injection is a recent phenomenon then? :)
2005 May 31, Shabby, “Roles & Responsibilities in Hippy's absence.”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet):Drink after work, catch the tube home and eat curry.
So what weight are you up to after your Heathrow Injection?
2006, Kevin McCallum., In Search of South Africa's Perfect Woman, Two Dogs,, →ISBN, page 164:For instance, I had a girlfriend who had just come back from England and was still recovering from the Heathrow injection.
2007 May 24, Robert Atkins, “Chock's gig review: Howling Bells at The Metro, Sydney, 11.05.2007”, in alt.music (Usenet): the last time I'd seen them in Australia I felt an aching need to feed her a sandwich but I saw her on Spicks & Specks the other week and the "Heathrow Injection" has done her good.