towny

towny
n
British
a member of an urban underclass, work-ing class or youth subculture character-ised e.g. by tattoos, jewellery, sports clothes, etc. Like its near-equivalent, chav, the term came to prominence in the UK media in 2004. It had previously been used by teenagers in distinguishing youth 'tribes', also including goths, skat-ers, etc.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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