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- noun Alternative form of
townie .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller
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Examples
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Villagers were always inquisitive about and even antagonistic to newcomers, that was a cliche that even he, as a townee, had grown up with.
Piranha to Scurfy & Other Stories Rendell, Ruth 2000
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You're the finest old fellow in the townee (REPEAT)
The Fox (2) 1999
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It appeared they didn't; she and the boys were real bandits, not townee roughs.
Flashman And The Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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It appeared they didn't; she and the boys were real bandits, not townee roughs.
Flashman and the Dragon Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1985
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I am counted as one of the elders of the clan, Esteemed for my wisdom, tact and skill in argument, But within me there dwells a mere townee, too - A no-good layabout he is, at that.
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I am counted as one of the elders of the clan, Esteemed for my wisdom, tact and skill in argument, But within me there dwells a mere townee, too - A no-good layabout he is, at that.
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June 17, 2008 at 1:11 pm gess dat maikz sens. ai’m a townee.
Determination. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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