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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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 In areas like the western Pantanal's Serra do Amolar mountain range, sport fishing has drawn (and still attracts) Brazilian city slickers more interested in wrestling dorado out of the water than learning about the flora and fauna. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2025 Cavanagh plays Jack, the new lead detective of the Founders Cove Police Department and former city slicker who is trying to acclimate to the quirks of small-town life. Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 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 18 Jan. 2026.

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