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View synonyms for city slicker
city slicker
noun
, Often Disparaging.
- a term used to refer to a worldly, nattily dressed city dweller.
city slicker
noun
- a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people
- a smooth tricky untrustworthy person
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Sensitive Note
This term is often used with disparaging intent, implying that the city dweller is slick in a deceptive way, or ill-suited to a rural environment.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of city slicker1
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
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Example Sentences
John Deere had an ad that was like Green Acres, a city slicker on his new sit-down tractor.
From The Daily Beast
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