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townsizing

townsizing verb: a trend where travellers visit smaller, quieter towns and villages rather than the better-known big tourist cities.

Verb

townsizing (third-person singular simple present townsizings, present participle townsizinging, simple past and past participle townsizinged)

  1. (neologism, slang, urban) A trend where travellers visit smaller, quieter towns and villages rather than the better-known big tourist cities.

Forms of townsizing

third-person singular presenttownsizings
present participletownsizinging
past participletownsizinged
pasttownsizinged

Origin of townsizing

Coined by the travel booking company Priceline in its "Where To Next?" 2025 Travel Trends Report.

Questions about townsizing

What does townsizing mean?
Townsizing means a trend where travellers visit smaller, quieter towns and villages rather than the better-known big tourist cities.
What part of speech is townsizing?
Townsizing is a verb.
What is the past tense of townsizing?
The past tense of townsizing is townsizinged.

Words near townsizing in the dictionary

  1. township music
  2. townships
  3. townshipwide
  4. townsite
  5. townsites
  6. townsizing
  7. Townsley
  8. Townsleys
  9. townsman
  10. townsmate
  11. townsmates

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