city slicker

noun

Synonyms of city slickernext

Examples of city slicker in a Sentence

city slickers who've never seen a real farm with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome
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Pitting city slickers against country folk Medicaid cuts in the tax bill Republicans passed last summer are expected to hit rural providers and patients especially hard. John Wilkerson, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026 From Morwyn Brebner and based on the best-selling novels by Nevada Barr, Anna Pigeon follows the title character, a former city slicker who became a park ranger in rural Washington after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026 Maizy ends up meeting convincing city slicker Gordy (played by Quinn VanAntwerp), who senses the opportunity to take these small town’s woes and turn them into cash. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025 The series centers on a family of city slickers who set up camp in the Madison River Valley of central Montana. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for city slicker

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of city slicker was in 1914

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“City slicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20slicker. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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