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1. Used to denote a person living in the community who does not attend or work for the college or university.

2. A college-aged person who never leaves the town in which, they went to high school in and they do not work attend any form of college.

3. A local, or person who lives in their place of birth.
1. Those townies brought beer for the kegger!

2. You're 22 and doing nothing! You're a townie bum!

3. My dad was born in Boston, we're townies.
townie by DSpetz August 15, 2005
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Ocean Township High School 

Absolute hell on earth, this school teaches you how to be the ultimate loser. Don't expect to go far after graduation, if you even make it there. The teachers may be dumber than the students, who mostly have IQs below 0 in the first place. A mix of low class dirty degenerates and rich snobs, you will have no problem getting into heroine or becoming a prostitute. If you want to learn, you might as well just stay home, don't count on having a class where you do anything other than sit there on your phone. The hallways are filled with trash, and the toilets are filled with shit. The people who run the place might as well be kindergarteners or monkeys, as they would probably be better at their jobs. If you want your life ruined, this is the place to be.
Random person: How's life?
Me: I mean I went to Ocean Township High school, what do you expect? I am now a stripper.

Henry Townshend 

The Main Character and protagonist in Silent Hill 4: The Room. Henry is a calm, young man who never lets his feelings show. Henry moved into into Room 302 in an apartment complex called South Ashfield Heights, located in the medium sized city of Ashfield, which is about half a day's drive away from Silent Hill. Henry soon had nightmares and developed headaches, soon noticing that he has been locked inside of his apartment room for five days. Suddenly a large hole appears in his bathroom, and as the game progresses, get's larger. With no reason or warning, he is dragged into the depths of terror.
Person one: Dude, have you seen Jack?

Person two: No man, not at all. He's been shut in his room for days. Playing video games I expect.

Person one: Damn, what a Henry Townshend.
The most common use for the word 'townie' in England is that which describes a person.

A townie is normally aged between 11 and 15. Listens to so-called 'garage' music such as Blazin' Squad and So Solid Crew, neither of which is REAL garage music; simply pop music with a stammering kid in fake diamonds fronting the band.

A townie will normally dress in grubby shell-toed Nike trainers, rolled-up Adidas tracksuit bottoms and an unmatching jogging top, regardless of the sex.
If female, the jogging jacket will most likely be pink or baby blue, most likely purchased for £5 at the local market and will have the word 'PRINCESS', 'BABE', 'BLING BLING' or 'FCUK' spelt out in white across the front.
If male, the townie's jogging top will most likely be white with blue sleeves, again purchased for £5 at a market; and will have the name of an American city spelt out across the front, ie. 'BOSTON', 'DETROIT', or 'CUBA'; ..despite the fact that these creatures are not intelligent enough to know where the places they advertise on their chests are. Most, upon asking, will not even realize that 'BOSTON' is a city.

A townie will often smoke because "it's alrigh', innit?". All townies own at least one item of clothing with the disgusting beige/brown Burberry print upon it. Obviously, this garment is not genuine Burberry, and instead of the £400 charged for a real Burberry bag/scarf, will have been purchased for £1.50 down the local market.

A female townie will have poorly dyed blonde hair with split ends and two inch long roots, gelled back into an impossibly tight bun/ponytail held by a fake Burberry hair-tie. The ears will also be adorned with at least three fake gold earrings ("only two quid fer eigh' pairs dahwn 'a marke'") and will have some form of acne, vainly covered up by layers upon layers of cheap foundation, blue eyeshadow and neon blusher. Eyes will also be caked with smudged eyeliner and clumpy blue mascara.

A male townie will not wear make-up, but will normally have a diamanté stud in one ear and boast that he did it himself.

All townies look down upon anyone who:

A) is intelligent
B) has a future that doesn't involve the words 'McDonald's drive-thru'
C) owns an item of black clothing
D) doesn't listen to So Solid Crew
E) doesn't smoke
F) doesn't have a forced Cockney accent
G) shows ANY sign of refusal to conform to the masses; ie. INDIVIDUALITY.
"'Orrigh'?" said one townie to another.
"'Orrigh'," replied the other townie.
townie by heebiejeebies June 14, 2003

Pete Townshend 

Best guitarist the world has ever seen. Guitarist/Singer of Legendary rock band, The Who. Famed for writing the worlds two greatest rock operas, Tommy and Quadrophenia.
Known for his aggresive treatment of the guitar, feedback and power-chord style.
Limp Bizcut- I wish i could write like Pete Townshend can. Then i would have hits.

Unknown person- Wow, hold up man. Why dont you just cover his songs and slaughter them to pieces?

Devin Townsend 

Lead singer of Strapping Young Lad. Also sings really fucking hard.
Devin Townsend once sang so hard he blacked out and shit his pants.
Devin Townsend by TheSeventhSymbol November 12, 2005