as in cosmopolitan
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
with their snotty attitude, the city slickers quickly wore out their welcome
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Everybody knows each other there, news travels fast and city slickers — with their cynicism and logic and skepticism — rarely intrude.
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Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 4 July 2024
Thinking Urban-rural divide: Are city slickers or countryfolk better at navigation?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The thrust of the film appears to be city slicker Edgar-Jones and hometown hero Glen Powell taking on a natural disaster, like if Sweet Home Alabama was remixed with Volcano.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 May 2024
For most city slickers, a good old-fashioned bean Boot is classic and versatile enough to get you through the winter.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
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Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 4 July 2024
Thinking Urban-rural divide: Are city slickers or countryfolk better at navigation?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The thrust of the film appears to be city slicker Edgar-Jones and hometown hero Glen Powell taking on a natural disaster, like if Sweet Home Alabama was remixed with Volcano.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 May 2024
For most city slickers, a good old-fashioned bean Boot is classic and versatile enough to get you through the winter.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
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“City slicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/city%20slicker. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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