"city slicker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: city slickers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} city slicker (plural city slickers)
  1. (colloquial) One accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): People Synonyms: urbanite, urban dweller, townie Translations (one accustomed to urban living): měšťák [masculine] (Czech), citadin [masculine] (French), ქალაქელი (kalakeli) (Georgian), ქალაქელი ადამიანი (kalakeli adamiani) (Georgian), ქალაქის მკვიდრი (kalakis mḳvidri) (Georgian), ქალაქში მცხოვრები (kalakši mcxovrebi) (Georgian), Großstädter [masculine] (German), Heimscheißer [masculine, offensive] (German), gente di città (Italian), mieszczuch [offensive] (Polish), mieszczanin [masculine] (Polish), mieszczanka [feminine] (Polish), citadino [masculine] (Spanish), urbanita [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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