Just an informal survey of slang/idiom.

[achtung_circus]

I relocated back to my place of birth. After 25 years away people don't know WTF I'm talking about sometimes (and vice versa)

SO

if I were to use the word "toolies" would you know what I meant?

can't say more as context can give away the meaning.

PS if you answer please give some broad indication of where you know this word from. This is a spatially-based idiom research experiment and my government funding requires it.