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shoobies

shoobies is the plural of shoobie.

Meaning of shoobie

Noun

shoobie (plural shoobies)

  1. (Mid-Atlantic, New-Jersey, Southern, US, slang) A visitor to a coastal area who looks or acts out of place; especially an awkward or annoying tourist.
    • For Brigantine residents, the sight of an out-of-towner, or "shoobie" as locals refer to tourists, maniacally jumping about and swatting at his legs, is as common on the beach as lifeguards and bikinis.2005. Patrick Costello. Greenhead Politics: The Story Brigantine Taxpayers Were Never Told, Page 9

Questions about shoobies

What is shoobies the plural of?
Shoobies is the plural of shoobie.

Words near shoobies in the dictionary

  1. shoo-fly plants
  2. shoo-in
  3. shoo-ins
  4. shoo-wee
  5. shoobie
  6. shoobies
  7. shood
  8. shoodent
  9. Shoodur
  10. Shoodurs
  11. shooed

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