city slicker
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Definition
- Noun:
- A city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing: A person who lives in a city and is perceived as being accustomed to urban life, fashion, and customs, often in contrast to someone from a rural area.
- A person who is streetwise and shrewd in urban environments: Someone who is adept at navigating the complexities and fast pace of city life.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The farmer viewed the visiting businessman as a typical city slicker in his expensive suit.
- She felt like a real city slicker after living in New York for ten years.
Advanced Usage
- Used to imply a contrast with rural simplicity: The term often carries a connotation of sophistication that may be perceived as slick, cunning, or out of touch with rural values.
- The politician's polished speech made him seem like a city slicker to the small-town voters.
- Can be used humorously or pejoratively: Depending on context, it can be a light-hearted label or a mildly derogatory term suggesting superficiality.
- My cousin from the country called me a city slicker when I couldn't start the lawnmower.
Variants and Related Words
- Urbanite (n): A more neutral term for a person who lives in a city.
- Townie (n, informal): Often refers to a permanent resident of a town, especially a university town, as opposed to a student.
Synonyms
- Urban dweller: A person who lives in a city.
- Metropolitan: A person who lives in a metropolis or large city.
Antonyms
- Country bumpkin: A derogatory term for a person from a rural area who is considered unsophisticated.
- Rube: An informal, often derogatory term for an unsophisticated country person.
Related Idioms
- "Slick as a city sidewalk": An informal phrase implying someone is very smooth, shrewd, or potentially deceptive in an urban way.
- Be careful negotiating with him; he's as slick as a city sidewalk.
Noun
- a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing