Meaning of parkie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A parkkeeper; an employee of a public park.
   slang
2. An Aboriginal who sleeps rough in parks.
   Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial
3. A parking or traffic warden.
   Ireland, UK, slang
4. A person with Parkinson's disease.
   slang

Examples

“Walking into the inner-city Brisbane suburb of West End one morning, I witnessed a group of Aboriginal “parkies” being moved on from a corner of the main road.”

“The health service was a sanctuary for Aboriginal people, especially the “parkies” – a young Roach among them – who were living on the nearby streets, many having gravitated to inner-city Melbourne to try to trace their families after years spent on reserves and missions.”

“Some people with Parkinson’s embrace being called a ‘Parkie’, while others hate the term.”

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