untouristy
Americanadjective
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not typical of a tourist.
They're the most untouristy couple you ever met.
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not conforming to the usual tours or itineraries.
This time we want to see the untouristy Europe.
Etymology
Origin of untouristy
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
High on Lizzie’s list was the Camden Passage market, which turned out to be about a 15-minute walk from the 1811 Georgian Town House, the inn where I was staying in decidedly untouristy Islington.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2011
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