parkie

parkie noun: a parkkeeper; an employee of a public park.

Noun (1)

parkie (plural parkies)

(slang) A parkkeeper; an employee of a public park.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An Aboriginal who sleeps rough in parks.
- Walking into the inner-city Brisbane suburb of West End one morning, I witnessed a group of Aboriginal “parkies” being moved on from a corner of the main road.2018 April 9, Jack Latimore, “Indigenous people are being displaced again – by gentrification”, in The Guardian
- The health service was a sanctuary for Aboriginal people, especially the “parkies” – a young Roach among them – who were living on the nearby streets, many having gravitated to inner-city Melbourne to try to trace their families after years spent on reserves and missions.2022 October 27, Sian Cain, “Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter to be celebrated with statue in Fitzroy”, in The Guardian
(Ireland, UK, slang) A parking or traffic warden.
(slang) A person with Parkinson's disease.
- Some people with Parkinson’s embrace being called a ‘Parkie’, while others hate the term.2021 August 26, “What do you think of the term ‘Parkie’?”, in Parkinson's Forums

Parkie (plural Parkies)

From park + -ie.

From Park(inson's) + -ie.

What does parkie mean?: Parkie means a parkkeeper; an employee of a public park.
What part of speech is parkie?: Parkie is a noun.
What is the plural of parkie?: The plural of parkie is parkies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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