townie, towny
(noun) resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
Source: WordNet® 3.1
townie (plural townies)
(UK, US) A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
(US) A person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.
(UK) A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.
(UK) A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
(UK, pejorative) A chav.
(US) A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook.
• (chav)
• (person who lives in a city or town or has an urban outlook): cocky ("farmer")
• twonie
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
