What this usually means: A ride for children.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: A metaphor for the terrifying and stressful things that happen to you when you become an adult.
What this usually means: An alcoholic beverage.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: The solution to all of life’s problems.
What this usually means: A sad fact of life.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Something that is definitely, definitely going to happen to your favourite character.
What this usually means: Small humans that you give birth to and continue to look after as they grow up.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Small humans that you give birth to and then they disappear from your life.
What this usually means: The imprint of a departed soul.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: A very real person who you can have sex with if you like.
What this usually means: A US state.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: A blonde, peppy lady who wears Heelys and made one mistake and please can she and Callie get back together?
What this usually means: A film or play filled with songs.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: The worst. We no longer speak of it.
What this usually means: OK.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: The opposite of OK.
What this usually means: The loving union of two people, hopefully for life.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: The loving (or convenient) union of two people, until the inevitable separation by cheating or death. Can take place on a Post-It note.
What this usually means: A place where doctors go to sleep on their breaks.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: A place where the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial go to have sex, mainly with people they’ve been trying to avoid.
What this usually means: LVAD stands for Left Ventricular Assist Device, and it’s an implanted mechanical pump that helps an impaired heart.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Izzie going nuts and cutting Denny’s LVAD wire to try and speed up his heart transplant.
What this usually means: A colour in between black and white.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Well duh. From Ellis Grey to Meredith Grey and all Mer’s random half-sisters, the Grey connection is strong and never-ending in this show.
What this usually means: The bright shining light in the sky during most days.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Meredith is apparently the sun. Not Derek.
What this usually means: James Bond.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: George O’Malley.
What this usually means: Someone, anyone, everyone.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: Meredith and Cristina and their unbreakable bond.
What this usually means: A band no one has really thought about since 2006.
What this means to Grey’s Anatomy fans: The band that keeps making all fans cry and wail every goddamn time “Chasing Cars” is played.
