townie

[tou-nee]

town·ie

[tou-nee]
noun Informal.
a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
Also, town·ee, towny.


Origin:
1820–30; town + -ie
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townie or townee (ˈtaʊnɪ, taʊˈniː)
 
n
1.  a permanent resident in a town, esp as distinct from country dwellers or students
2.  a young working-class person who dresses in casual sports clothes
 
townee or townee
 
n

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townie definition

[ˈtɑʊni]
  1. n.
    a permanent (nonstudent) resident of a college town. : The townies get upset when we make a lot of noise on Sundays.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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