Synonyms
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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Yes For city slickers, an excellent alternative to Chicago is the Philadelphia Marathon, which usually takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving.
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Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2016
From outdoor cafe tables (such as this one) to compact outdoor sofas and more, Urban Outfitters is a one-stop shop destination for city slickers.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
Metal-head friends Wayne and Garth sell their basement cable-access TV show to a city slicker.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
Seriously stylish pairs from Gucci, Jimmy Choo, and Isabel Marant work best for the city slicker rather than the skier.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
Yet despite this, rural Africans are more likely to vote than city slickers, by 77% to 67%.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2020
Another big Texas ranch has traded but the buyer isn’t the usually city slicker or wannabe cowboy.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2020
More than one city slicker has been awestruck when gazing up at thousands of twinkling lights.
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—Ginger Dingus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2020
The ace gunfighter Tom Doniphon, played by John Wayne, scoffs at him for being a city slicker who doesn’t understand how things work out here on the frontier, and advises him to get a gun.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 25 Nov. 2019
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Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2016
From outdoor cafe tables (such as this one) to compact outdoor sofas and more, Urban Outfitters is a one-stop shop destination for city slickers.
—Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 July 2023
Metal-head friends Wayne and Garth sell their basement cable-access TV show to a city slicker.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
Seriously stylish pairs from Gucci, Jimmy Choo, and Isabel Marant work best for the city slicker rather than the skier.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
Yet despite this, rural Africans are more likely to vote than city slickers, by 77% to 67%.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2020
Another big Texas ranch has traded but the buyer isn’t the usually city slicker or wannabe cowboy.
—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2020
More than one city slicker has been awestruck when gazing up at thousands of twinkling lights.
15.
—Ginger Dingus, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2020
The ace gunfighter Tom Doniphon, played by John Wayne, scoffs at him for being a city slicker who doesn’t understand how things work out here on the frontier, and advises him to get a gun.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 25 Nov. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“City slicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20slicker. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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