TOWNIE

townie, towny

(noun) resident of a college town not affiliated with the college

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (chav)

Antonyms

• (person who lives in a city or town or has an urban outlook): cocky ("farmer")

Anagrams

• twonie

Source: Wiktionary



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