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shoobie n. a short-term visitor to the beach and shore communities of New Jersey. Editorial Note: The Dictionary of American Regional English includes the spellings of shoebe(e), shoebie, and shub(i)e. Etymological Note: As indicated in the citations, shoobie has long been said to derive from a description of tourists, day-trippers, weekenders, and others who would bring a meal packed in a shoe box. Though often repeated, this supposed origin has not been verified. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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  • ha ha ha funny all of my friends call me shoobie q so i wanted to see if there was a deffinition but this isnt really what i thought that i would find

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