bowlie

(bohl-ee) A 'bowlie' is an indie kid with a bowl haircut (hair cut with a bowl on your head), particularly popular in Glasgow in the 1980s. More generally, it is a label for people who listen to indie music (specifically indie-pop).

The term was further popularised by the Bowlie Weekender - a one-off music festival curated by Belle & Sebastian at the Pontin's Holiday camp in Camber Sands, Sussex, held Friday 23 - Sunday 25 April 1999. The event was the inspiration for All Tomorrow's Parties, a music festival held at the same venue in Sussex every year from 2000 until it moved to Butlin's Minehead in 2006.

"the dream of all the bowlie boys who hang around you - I'm no different from the rest"

by lowerwolf March 1, 2010

Bowly

A bowl cut

Phil: look at her!
John: oh, she's a bowly

by igloohouse123 March 9, 2012

Bowlie

Originated in Portsmouth, England in the mid 80’s, meaning Retard

"that guy from Southampton, is proper Bowlie"

by BeAsT May 7, 2005

Bowli

Absolute Chad with ginourmous Schnozer, gets all the girls.

girl1: wow, look at that guy over there. must be a philosopher judging by the Schnozer.

girl: obviosely he's bowli!

by mixucat November 30, 2021

Bowly bowl

Pot

Hey man, you wanna smoke a bowly bowl? I'm down dude!

by zanney_ak47 June 7, 2010

#bowlie

Taking a picture of yourself while sitting on the toilet.

Gwen didn't believe that I was taking a shit, so I snapped a #bowlie and posted it to Facebook.

by Rick0307 August 27, 2014

big bowly

The most handsome person at ashville

guy1 woah that guys handsome

guy2 of course hes a big bowly

by jamerson3000 January 20, 2018