Meanings
verbtownsizing (third-person singular simple present townsizings, present participle townsizinging, simple past and past participle townsizinged)
present singular third person townsizings · participle present townsizinging · participle past townsizinged · past townsizinged
- neologismslangurbanA trend where travellers visit smaller, quieter towns and villages rather than the better-known big tourist cities.First known use 2025
Origin
Coined by the travel booking company Priceline in its "Where To Next?" 2025 Travel Trends Report.
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APA
townsizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsizing
MLA
“townsizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsizing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “townsizing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsizing.
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