Meaning & use
Touristy
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Full of tourists or aimed primarily at attracting tourists, often used with a slightly negative connotation of being commercialized or inauthentic.
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The old town has become too touristy, with souvenir shops on every corner.
We avoided the touristy restaurants and found a local favorite instead.
A note on using this word
An informal adjective, often used to criticize a place for losing its local character to mass tourism.
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Words with an opposite meaning
authenticoff-the-beaten-path
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