city slicker

noun

, Often Disparaging.

1. a term used to refer to a worldly, nattily dressed city dweller.

city slicker

noun

1. a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people
2. a smooth tricky untrustworthy person

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of city slicker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

She’s “a person a little bit set back who’s kind of got sun on their face,” said Lyonne, “I’m usually more of a city slicker and someone who avoids getting hit by taxis and runs down in a subway.”

From Seattle Times

Throughout the campaign, much of Walker’s strategy has relied on painting himself to Georgia Republicans as a God-fearing, humble, relatable, ordinary, self-made common man from the country and making his opponent out as a fancy suit wearing, Biden-loving, smooth-talking, city slicker who receives kickbacks from the pulpit and has a questionable history of domestic violence.

From Slate

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From The Verge

Like a vengeful villain in a Western movie, city slicker Trump targeted Cheney in the Wyoming Republican primary.

From Seattle Times

Your character’s been described simply as a “city slicker.”

From Los Angeles Times