Meaning of go country | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To adopt or further embrace the culture of country life or country music.
   Canada, US, especially
2. To take part in a county line scheme for drug distribution.
   UK, slang

Examples

“He's gone country Everybody's gone country Yeah, we've gone country The whole world's gone country”

“2016, Allegra Stratton, Going country': ITV News reveals scale of children being exploited and sent around Britain to carry⟳ drugs (ITV News) https://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-29/going-country-itv-news-reveals-the-scale-of-children-being-exploited-and-sent-around-britain-to-carry-drugs Experts think⟳ many of the children who go missing every year in this country may have⟳ actually have⟳ "gone country". In one London borough, Lewisham, the local authority believes half of its missing children have⟳ been groomed to carry⟳ drugs.”

“For five days "I didn't know⟳ if he was alive", says Jenny. Then she saw⟳ on a social media chat group Robbie's friends saying he had "gone country". She discovered it was a phrase often used to describe⟳ county lines. "That's when it all clicked," she says, realising he was in an organised crime gang.”

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