woollyback

woollyback
Noun. 1. A person from the provinces of Liverpool, but not from the city itself. Consequently covering a broad ill-defined area including such places as Birkenhead and Widnes.
2. A yokel, bumpkin.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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