Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A permanent resident of a town, especially a resident of a college town who is academically unaffiliated with the local college or university.
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- noun UK, US A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
- noun US A person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.
- noun UK A person who has moved from a
town orcity to arural area. - noun UK A person familiar with the
town (urbanised centre of acity ) and with going outon the town ; astreet-wise person. - noun UK, pejorative A
chav . - noun US A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.
- noun Australia, New Zealand, informal A person who lives in a
city ortown , or has anurban outlook.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Your humble e-scribbler, unrepentant townie that he is - the title townie bastard is already claimed - missed it completely as well.
The other campaign Ed Hollett 2007
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I was what those who got the full university experience called a townie.
The Big Scam Paul Lindsay 2005
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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.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Michael Cohen 2011
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This presentation exhibits a carefully blended balance between historical provenance, cultural exploration, and "townie" pride.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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This presentation exhibits a carefully blended balance between historical provenance, cultural exploration, and "townie" pride.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: The Making Of Ann Arbor 2008
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The practice of equipping a "townie" with suspension forks, I know manufacturers have been doing it for years, but it's really stupid man.
Under the Table: Baby Got Beard BikeSnobNYC 2010
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And of course no NAHBS would be complete without impossibly lavish "townie" bikes that cost more than your town:
Hand Luggage: Bike Builders and Lady-Killers BikeSnobNYC 2009
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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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I met my first husband he was a "townie" and stayed after I graduated.
Twenty years ago today Teena in Toronto 2007
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I met my first husband he was a "townie" and stayed after I graduated.
Archive 2007-02-01 Teena in Toronto 2007
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