"parkie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-parkie.ogg Forms: parkies [plural]
Etymology: From park + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|park|ie}} park + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} parkie (plural parkies)
  1. (slang) A parkkeeper; an employee of a public park. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-parkie-en-noun-AdJ34n66
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) An Aboriginal who sleeps rough in parks. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial
    Sense id: en-parkie-en-noun-4VMj4ztv Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
  3. (UK, Ireland, slang) A parking or traffic warden. Tags: Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-parkie-en-noun-bD8Or-Bw Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 25 40 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 15 30 38 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 26 36 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 38 22
  4. (slang) A person with Parkinson's disease. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-parkie-en-noun-5iLScQkc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parky

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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