townie/towny

townie/towny
A person who wears only brand name clothing for younger people: Adidas, Puma, etc.

Look at that girl - Puma trainers, Puma trousers, Puma top and a Puma hat. What a townie.


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  • townie/towny — A person who wears only brand name clothing for younger people: Adidas, Puma, etc. Look at that girl Puma trainers, Puma trousers, Puma top and a Puma hat. What a townie …   Dictionary of american slang

  • townie — noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college • Syn: ↑towny • Hypernyms: ↑townsman, ↑towner * * * townie see towny a. and n …   Useful english dictionary

  • townie — or towny noun (plural townies) Date: 1852 townsman; especially a permanent inhabitant of a town as distinguished from a member of another group (as the academic community) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • towny — noun see townie …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • townie — /tow nee/, n. Informal. a resident of a town, esp. a nonstudent resident of a college town. Also, townee, towny. [1820 30; TOWN + IE] * * * …   Universalium

  • towny — /tow nee/, n., pl. townies. townie. * * * …   Universalium

  • townie — Noun. A person, usually young, who typically wears casual, brand name sportswear, such as Nike, Addidas and Reebok etc Usually associated with town/city dwellers. Also towny. Mainly derog …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • townie — town•ie or town•ee or towny [[t]ˈtaʊ ni[/t]] n. pl. town•ies or town•ees cvb inf inf a resident of a town, esp. a nonstudent resident of a college town • Etymology: 1850–55, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • towny — town•y [[t]ˈtaʊ ni[/t]] n. pl. town•ies cvb inf townie …   From formal English to slang

  • towny — noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college • Syn: ↑townie • Hypernyms: ↑townsman, ↑towner …   Useful english dictionary

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