townie
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aʊni
[edit] Noun
townie (plural townies)
- (UK, US) a person living in a university area who is not associated with the university (compare "town versus gown")
- (US) a person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.
- (UK) a person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area
- (UK) a person familiar with the centre of a city (the "town") and with going out on the town; a street-wise person
- (UK, pejorative) a chav
- (US) a working-class citizen in a metropolitan area
- (Australian, New Zealand, slang) a person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook
[edit] Synonyms
For synonyms of the UK pejorative term see chav
[edit] Antonyms
(a person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook): cocky
