See Also: towny(dictionary)

towny (iou)



towny noun & adjective. colloq. Also townie. E19.
[from TOWN noun: see -Y6, -Y1. Cf. TOWNEE.]
A. noun.
A town-bred person; a person accustomed to town life. Freq. derog. E19.
Satellite Times Enough skyscrapers to keep even the most dedicated of townies happy.
A townsperson as opp. to a member of the university in a town. US slang. M19.
b. A town-dweller as opp. to a person travelling with a circus or carnival. N. Amer. slang. M20.
A fellow-townsman or -townswoman. slang. M19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a town; townish. Freq. derog. M19.
R. Jaffe He just hoped he didn't look like a townie thug.
towniness noun L19.