town·ie also town·y (tou'nē) n.
pl.town·iesInformal A permanent resident of a town, especially a resident of a college town who is academically unaffiliated with the local college or university.
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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