Townie (Noun)
Meaning
Resident of a college town not affiliated with the college.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As a local business owner, the townie was skeptical of the college students' latest scheme to draw in more customers.
- The townie bar on the outskirts of campus was always bustling with residents who had no affiliation with the university.
- After college, Sarah stayed in the town she had grown to love and became a proud townie, detached from the academic scene.
- Although she lived in a college town her whole life, Emily considered herself a true townie, never having taken a class at the local university.
- During homecoming weekend, the townie residents of the hotel's surrounding neighborhood often complained about the rowdy students and parking chaos.