geographical
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪkl̩/
geographical
- Of or relating to geography; geographic.
geographical (plural geographicals)
- (informal) A move to another place in the hope of curing an addiction etc.
, Benson at Sixty - At QA they called these 'Geographicals'. It was a common tactic of the alcoholic type to think that a move would make all the difference.
- 2014, Sonny Carbo, Instant Idiot Just Add Alcohol
- There were always too many geographicals. That is a change of address.
- 2014, Veronica Valli, Why you drink and How to stop: Journey to freedom
- 'Doing Geographicals'
The word 'geographical' comes from the recovery community. It refers to one of the actions that an alcoholic mistakenly takes in order to 'fix' their problems.
- 'Doing Geographicals'
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