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small-townie

small-townie noun: a native or inhabitant of a small town.

Noun

small-townie (plural small-townies)

  1. (informal) A native or inhabitant of a small town.
    • RECENT criticism of Glasgow keelies by small-townies is rather amusing. For drunken rowdiness on a Friday or Saturday night, Gorbals Cross does not compare with the area of Buchanan Street.1955 September 30, Dozy Dotes [pseudonym], “It’s Amusing”, in Daily Record, number 18,694, Glasgow, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
    • I feel that lots of legislators, especially the small-townies, didn’t stop to realize what this measure means to the state as a whole.1957 June 14, Lawrence Dame, quoting Benton W. Powell, “Second in a Series: How Did Intangible Tax Bill Slip Past?”, in Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 32nd year, number 252, Sarasota, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC...

Examples of small-townie in a sentence

  • At least in Ontaro, these small-townies stayed in the small towns.1996 September 24, Craig, “Focus Canada ( Ted Byfield Calgary Sun)”, in ont.general (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 May 2026:
  • "'Shepherd' indicates a small-townie" is really a stretch.1999 February 28, Robert Stonehouse, quoting volker multhopp, “Sonnet No 85: My tongue-tied Muse in manners holds her still,”, in...
  • People in Brum are too busy enjoying the night life and culture to sit at home on the Internet argueing^([sic]) with small-townies from..., er, well somewhere, erm, over there.1999 October 8, Martin Nike, “Aberystwyth city”, in uk.local.birmingham (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 May 2026:
  • If this is, indeed, the case, and by "representative" you mean numerically superiour,^([sic]) then the country folk and small-townies are more representative.2002 February 7, T. R. Ellis, “Violence by women I”, in soc.men (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 May 2026:

Forms of small-townie

pluralsmall-townies
alternative formsmall townie

Origin of small-townie

From small town + -ie (“person associated”).

Questions about small-townie

What does small-townie mean?
Small-townie means a native or inhabitant of a small town.
How do you use small-townie in a sentence?
At least in Ontaro, these small-townies stayed in the small towns.
What part of speech is small-townie?
Small-townie is a noun.
What is the plural of small-townie?
The plural of small-townie is small-townies.

Words near small-townie in the dictionary

  1. small-toothed palm civet
  2. small-toothed palm civets
  3. small-town
  4. small-towner
  5. small-towners
  6. small-townie
  7. small-townies
  8. small-townish
  9. small-townism
  10. small-towny
  11. small-world network

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