towie
Australian informal term for a tow truck.
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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.
“Former TOWIE favourite Ferne McCann has been unveiled as the newest official patron of Little Havens Children's Hospice in Essex.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“TOWIE episode 5 spoilers and look (look!) who's back on screens. It's Amber Turner who's left her 'nice' boyfriend in Dubai for some Essex drama. Also back in Brentwood is Freddie and his new hair who seems to have cleared things up with Saffron.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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