townie
IPA: tˈaʊni
noun
- (UK, US) A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
- (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, derogatory) 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.
- A person from Charlestown, Massachusetts, (especially) a working-class person of Irish American heritage.
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Examples of "townie" in Sentences
- I met my first husband he was a "townie" and stayed after I graduated.
- I was what those who got the full university experience called a townie.
- And of course no NAHBS would be complete without impossibly lavish "townie" bikes that cost more than your town:
- This presentation exhibits a carefully blended balance between historical provenance, cultural exploration, and "townie" pride.
- This will take a bit of work on your part because you don't need the crazy parents with two horny kids calling the townie police.
- Your humble e-scribbler, unrepentant townie that he is - the title townie bastard is already claimed - missed it completely as well.
- The practice of equipping a "townie" with suspension forks, I know manufacturers have been doing it for years, but it's really stupid man.
- Other colleges with similar situations are Yale and Dartmouth, although the racial component is not evident in the "townie" population around Dartmouth.
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