woodie

See also: Woodie

English

Etymology

wood +‎ -ie

Pronunciation

Homonyms: woody

Noun

woodie (plural woodies)

An early station wagon or estate car in which the rear portion of the car's bodywork is made of wood, often associated with Southern California surfing culture.
- 2000, Tom Snyder, Pacific Coast Highway: Traveler's Guide, page 9
  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 […]
A wooden rollercoaster; an amusement ride whose rails are overlaid upon a wooden track.
(slang) An erection of the penis.
- 2015, Kresley Cole, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
  She raised her brows. “You got a woodie; I got a wettie. Doesn't mean mine was for yours.”

Translations

station wagon with a wooden exterior

erection — see erection

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Dutch: houtig (houtige) (1,2), verhout (2)

Scots

Etymology

A form of widdy or withy.

Noun

woodie (plural woodies)

(obsolete) The gallows.

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