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townie

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Noun

  1. A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
  2. A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.
  3. A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
  4. A chav.
  5. A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.
  6. A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook.
  7. A person from Charlestown, Massachusetts, (especially) a working-class person of Irish American heritage.

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