schoolies

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A form of schoolies week — A festival during which finishing high school students celebrate the end of their studies, and the newfound freedom that follows.

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noun
  1. AustraliaabbreviationclippingClipping of schoolies week.

    The history of Schoolies on the Gold Coast raises a number of issues related to the topic of this book.

    2006, Noel Scott, “Management of Tourism: Conformation to Whose Standards?”, in B. Prideaux, G. Moscardo, E. Laws, editors, Managing Tourism and Hospitality Services, Theory and International Applications, page 60
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    Schoolies is a relatively new phenomenon in Australia. It happens once a year in November and December.

    2007, John Chalmers, Byron Bay Taxis and Lunacies, page 76

    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.

    2010, Daniel Prokop, Leaving Neverland: Why Little Boys Shouldn′t Run Big Corporations, page 217
  2. pluralplural of schoolie
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolies.

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