shoobie

English

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• Rhymes: -uːbi

Noun

shoobie (plural shoobies)

1. (slang, Mid-Atlantic US, southern New Jersey) A visitor to a coastal area who looks out of place.
   • 2005. Patrick Costello. Greenhead Politics: The Story Brigantine Taxpayers Were Never Told, Page 9:

     For Brigantine residents, the sight of an out-of-towner, or "shoobie" as locals refer to tourists, maniacally jumping about and swatting at his legs, is as common on the beach as lifeguards and bikinis.