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noun
A festival during which finishing high school students celebrate the end of their studies, and the newfound freedom that follows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of schoolies week
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
From schoolie + week. The festival originated from informal parties held at beach houses on the Gold Coast in Queensland, around 1975-78.
