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schoolies
Also: Schoolies Week
The end-of-Year-12 celebrations, especially a holiday or week of celebrations; also a participant in them.
In a sentence
They booked a week at the coast for Schoolies.
Where it came from
Australian sources record “schoolies” in this sense, although the precise dating and deeper origin remain uncertain.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide; strongly associated with the Gold Coast