"city boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-city boy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: city boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} city boy (plural city boys)
  1. A male inhabitant of a city, or one who prefers city life Coordinate_terms: city girl Translations (male inhabitant of a city): stadsjongen [masculine] (Dutch), kaupunkilaispoika (Finnish), Stadtbewohner [masculine] (German), Stadtmann (english: man) [masculine] (German), Großstadtjunge (english: man) [masculine] (German), Stadtjunge (english: boy) [masculine] (German), Großstadtjunge (english: boy) [masculine] (German), Städter [masculine] (German), 도시 남자 (dosi namja) (Korean), budak bandar (Malay), хотын хүү (xotyn xüü) (Mongolian), mieszczuch [masculine] (Polish), băiat de oraș [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-city_boy-en-noun-5cblvksj Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of 'male inhabitant of a city': 98 1 1
  2. (UK) A man who works in the financial sector (often capitalised). Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-city_boy-en-noun-ZpX-Hogp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 48 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 61 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 62 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 56 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 51 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 47 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 19 49 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 19 48 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 21 51 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 51 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 49 31
  3. (African-American Vernacular, slang) A man who prioritizes his own financial success and lifestyle over romantic relationships with women. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-city_boy-en-noun-BUKYWVO9 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English

Inflected forms

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