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- [tou-nee]
- /ˈtaʊ ni/
- /ˈtaʊ.ni/
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- [tou-nee]
- /ˈtaʊ ni/
Definitions of townie word
- noun townie a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town. 1
- countable noun townie If someone who lives in the countryside refers to someone from a town or city as a townie, they disapprove of that person because they think they have no knowledge of the countryside or country life. 0
- noun townie a permanent resident in a town, esp as distinct from country dwellers or students 0
- noun townie a young working-class person who dresses in casual sports clothes 0
- noun townie a resident of a town, esp. one of college age, who is not a student at the local college 0
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Origin of townie
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; town + -ie
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Parts of speech for Townie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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townie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
townie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for townie
noun townie
- city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
Top questions with townie
- what is a townie?
- what is a townie bike?
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