city slicker

cit·y slick·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee slik-er]
- /ˈsɪt i ˈslɪk ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit-ee slik-er]
- /ˈsɪt i ˈslɪk ər/

Definitions of city slicker words

countable noun city slicker If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life. 3
noun city slicker a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people 3
noun city slicker a smooth tricky untrustworthy person 3
noun city slicker a city dweller regarded, esp. by rural people, as a smooth, tricky person 3
noun city slicker a term used to refer to a worldly, nattily dressed city dweller. 1
noun city slicker 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. 1

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Origin of city slicker

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1920-25

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Parts of speech for City slicker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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city slicker popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for city slicker

noun city slicker

metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
townie — a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.
urbanite — a resident of a city or urban community.

All 3 Synonyms of city slicker