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
Sarah in Fleming Island, Florida, is curious about the saying sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes the bear eats you, which suggests “it’s a dog-eat-dog world,” or “eat or be eaten,” or more gently, “you win...
Daniel in Gainesville, Florida, shares a funny story about people who misunderstood a party invitation that called for Sunday-to-meeting clothes. In this case, the meeting isn’t just any meeting. It’s an old word for “church...