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city slicker
city slickern. Informal A person with the sophisticated manner and dress traditionally associated by rural people with city dwellers.city slicker n 1. a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people 2. a smooth tricky untrustworthy person cit′y slick′er
n. usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying that the city dweller is slick, smooth-talking, cleverly deceptive, or ill-suited to a rural environment.—n. Usually Disparaging. (a term used by rural people to refer to a sophisticated, usu. smartly dressed city dweller.) [1920–25, Amer.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  city slicker - a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothingcity boyslicker - a person with good manners and stylish clothing |
Translationscity slicker
city slickerA derisive term for a city dweller who is assumed to be (or actually is) completely ignorant of life in a rural setting, and/or suave and deceptive. Look at that fool city slicker—he has no idea how to get that horse to listen to him. Don't let that city slicker con you out of all your hard-earned money!See also: city, slickercity slickersomeone from the city who is not familiar with country ways. Them city slickers think we're stupid just because we talk different. The city slicker didn't know the first thing about fishing for trout.See also: city, slickercity slickerA smart, sophisticated urbanite. This American colloquialism, dating from the 1920s, is presumably taken from the adjective “slick” in the sense of smooth and plausible. The cliché gained renewed currency with two motion pictures, City Slickers (1991) and its 1994 sequel. The first film, which won Jack Palance an Oscar for best supporting actor, concerns three city-dwelling friends who sign up for a two-week cattle drive.See also: city, slickercity slicker
Synonyms for city slickernoun a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothingSynonymsRelated Words |