schoolies

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Noun

schoolies

1. plural of schoolie
2. (Australia) Clipping of schoolies week.
   • 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:

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

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

     Schoolies is a relatively new phenomenon in Australia. It happens once a year in November and December.

   • 2010, Daniel Prokop, Leaving Neverland: Why Little Boys Shouldn′t Run Big Corporations, page 217:

     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.