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untouristy

American  
[uhn-toor-i-stee] / ʌnˈtʊər ɪ sti /

adjective

Informal.
  1. not typical of a tourist.

    They're the most untouristy couple you ever met.

  2. not conforming to the usual tours or itineraries.

    This time we want to see the untouristy Europe.


Etymology

Origin of untouristy

un- 1 + touristy

Example Sentences

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Audiard has always had a sharp eye for the overlooked, defiantly untouristy corners of his home city, especially in harrowing thrillers like “The Beat That My Heart Skipped” and “Dheepan.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

Following the rum route led south to Treasure Beach, a blissfully untouristy sliver of Jamaica where there are no all-inclusives or “yah, man” knickknacks.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2014

It is an untouristy South Beach for the self-selective few.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2013

Downstairs, they stoke up-and-coming song-writers and bands in , a cavelike, untouristy live-music space.

From Southern Living • Nov. 15, 2012

My consolation prize: an afternoon wandering the charmingly untouristy downtown of Yauco, stopping at an old-school bakery with old-school prices and consoling myself with a 75-cent café con leche and 60-cent pastries.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2010

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