toolie

toolie
 n.— «About half of those arrested have been people referred to as “toolies,” older men who take advantage of the Schoolies Week celebrations.» —“Australia’s ‘schoolies’ warned about drinking” in Sydney, Australia CBC (Canada) Nov. 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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