Australian informal term for a tow truck. Follows the characteristic Australian pattern of clipping a word and adding '-ie' to form a friendly informal noun — the same process that gives us 'tradie,' 'bikie,' and 'sparky.' The towie and its drivers are a fixture of Australian roadside culture, and the word carries no negative connotation.
After he blew the tyre on the freeway, it took the towie nearly an hour to arrive.
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(AU, slang) A tow truck.
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