• Schoolies

    Noun

    plural

    1. Plural of schoolie
    2. (Australia) Short for schoolies week
      • 2006, Noel Scott, Management of Tourism: Conformation to Whose Standards?, B. Prideaux, G. Moscardo, E. Laws (editors), Managing Tourism and Hospitality Services, Theory and International Applications, page 60,The history of Schoolies on the Gold Coast raises a number of issues related to the topic of this book.
      • 2007, John Chalmers, Byron Bay Taxis and Lunacies, page 76,Schoolies is a relatively new phenomenon in Australia. It happens once a year in November and December.
      • 2010, Daniel Prokop, Leaving Neverland: Why Little Boys Shouldn′t Run Big Corporations, page 217,Schoolies came about as a way for young people to come together to celebrate the end of high school, to fill the “What now?” void.
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