Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coastie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coastie
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Coast Guard.

Informal

noun

Someone residing on the Central Coast of Australia.

Informal

noun

A schoolie (senior student).

Example Sentences

"For eons, the Coasties have served as the final redundant safety systems of our boats."
"States and the US. Coast Guard cooperate to enforce rules in many state waters. However, the Coasties don't enforce navigation rules in land-locked waters that aren't open to commercial waterways, such as stand-alone lakes."
"Full of happiness as she shared her favorite barrier island spots by the light of the moon with this Coastie who'd managed to steal her heart."
"Coasties can see them at Ettalong Diggers on Saturday."
"Thousands of Coasties will join close the 3 million people voting across NSW tomorrow (Saturday September 9) in council elections."
"It was an election promise by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that won over many Coasties – continuous mobile phone reception and free Wi-Fi for commuters battling the long daily train trip to Sydney."

Etymology

From a clipping of Coast Guard + -ie (diminutive or familiarising suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ie

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Coasties (plural)

Questions

What does coastie mean?: A member of the Coast Guard.
Where does coastie come from?: From a clipping of Coast Guard + -ie (diminutive or familiarising suffix).

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