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What is a Shoobie?

Discussion in 'Break Room' started by Cameron, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. Cameron

    Cameron Well-Known Member


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    Apparently a 'shoobie' is a term used in South Jersey and Santa Monica, California to describe a tourist who visits the seashore for a brief period of time, primarily to use the beach during the summer months. Shoobie is used in resort towns along the southern Jersey Shore, between the areas of Long Beach Island and Cape May. The term "shoobie" originated in the 1920s and it allegedly derives from the habit among tourists of bringing everything they needed to the beach in a shoe box. Items usually included a towel, suntan lotion, and food. The term "shoobie" may also derive from the fact that tourists are more likely to wear their shoes on the beach. Homeowners (whether year-round or seasonal) often walk to the beach barefoot or remove their shoes immediately upon reaching the sand. A similar term is "Benny," which is mostly used in the resort towns of the northern Jersey Shore.

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