touristry

[ toor-uh-stree ]

noun

1. tourists collectively:

   the yearly invasion of American touristry.

2. the fact or practice of touring.

Word History and Origins

Origin of touristry¹

First recorded in 1875–80; tourist + -ry

Example Sentences

It was a pure little isle of touristry among these solitary hills.

From Project Gutenberg

Under these safeguards, portly clergymen, schoolmistresses, gentlemen in grey tweed suits, and all the ruck and rabble of British touristry pour unhindered, "Murray" in hand, over the railways of the Continent, and yet the slim person of the Arethusa is taken in the meshes, while these great fish go on their way rejoicing.

From Project Gutenberg

The Garfagnana, again, cannot be bettered if you avoid such touristry as Bagni di Lucca; but then Castelnuovo is bare, and though Barga is fine enough, Piazza al Serchio is a mere huddle of houses, and it is not till you reach Fivizzano on the other side of the pass that you find what you want.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a pure little isle of touristry among these solitary hills.

From Project Gutenberg