westie

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor. — An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used Australian English

Examples

Take, for example, Sydney′s Westies, the inhabitants of the city′s much-maligned western suburbs.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor. — An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Auckland.

Register: derogatory, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “westie” mean?

An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor. — An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne.

Is “westie” formal or informal?

westie is generally derogatory, slang.