woodie

Definitions

1. An early station wagon or estate car whose rear bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture.
2. A surname.
3. A wooden rollercoaster; an amusement ride whose rails are overlaid upon a wooden track.
4. An erection of the penis.
   slang, vulgar
5. An Australian wood cockroach, especially one that is a feeder insect for pets like reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, etc.
   informal
6. A wood pigeon.
   informal
7. A wood duck.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“There'll be no surfin' there and no one even cares. My woodie's outside. Covered with snow⟳.”

“Well, for one thing a Woodie is the last⟳ remnant of the true coach-builders' art, dating from a time when wood […]. But a Woodie is also an icon, emblematic of beaches and surfing and Pacific Coast Highway […]”

“She raised her brows. “You got a woodie; I got a wettie. Doesn't mean⟳ mine was for yours.””

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