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city slicker

noun

Often Disparaging.
  1. a term used to refer to a worldly, nattily dressed city dweller.

city slicker

noun

  1. a person with the sophistication often attributed to city people
  2. a smooth tricky untrustworthy person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

This term is often used with disparaging intent, implying that the city dweller is slick in a deceptive way, or ill-suited to a rural environment.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of city slicker1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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