Definitions
resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
Word origin
From town + -ie (“person associated”).
Used in a sentence
“Professional gamblers have a cushy racket in college football because old grads and even townies of college localities are sentimental bettors and easy to separate from their money.”
“School is an ivory tower on the hill; it nestles in the gated groves of academe. It’s residents do not mix with “townies.””
“In Spike Lee's movie School Daze you play a townie who's very hostile to the college students from out of town.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Nonstudent local”6 letters
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