streetie

plural streeties

1. AustraliaNew ZealandinformalA person who spends a lot of time on the streets, especially through being homeless.

   2023, Lyndon Taylor, The Oracle Some minutes later, a “streetie,” sleeping on the grass in Pershing Square, was awakened by a noise off to his left.

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   The notion of buying more than required for 'lunch' also reflected our sense of manaakitanga (caring/hospitality) for the streeties beyond our engagement at the garden. We were obviously aware of their return to the streets and wanted them to take that extra food when the gardening day ended.

   2019, Kieran C. O′Doherty, Darrin Hodgetts, The SAGE Handbook of Applied Social Psychology (page 48)