touristy

English

Etymology

From tourist +‎ -y.

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touristy (comparative touristier, superlative touristiest) (informal, often pejorative)

  1. Catering to tourists; touristic.
    Windsor is very touristy.
    • 1978, Curtis W[erner] Casewit, “The Carmel Valley”, in Tennis Resorts: A Guide to Sporting Vacations in the West, San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 43:
      These men would find a much bigger and touristier Carmel now. But the scenic oceanfront remains, and there are many intriguing ethnic eating places.
    • 2007, Bruce Morris, “A Wonderful Week in Key West”, in Open Road’s Best of the Florida Keys, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Open Road Publishing, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Key West), page 96:
      Pick one of the touristiest bars on Duval Street to get the idea that you have to hang out in such bars out of your system early on.
  2. Typical of tourists.

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