Meanings
nouncity slicker (plural city slickers)
plural city slickers
- colloquialOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.
Look at the city slicker pulling up in his fancy German car.
1 more example
See, I'm a city slicker, I, I ain't no townie / Right now, I wish I had another hash brownie
1989, “Car Thief”, in Paul's Boutique, performed by Beastie BoysSynonyms: urbanite, urban dweller, townie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.
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Translations
Czech měšťák
- měšťákone accustomed to urban living
French citadin
- citadinone accustomed to urban living
German Großstädter, Heimscheißer
- Großstädterone accustomed to urban living
- Heimscheißerone accustomed to urban living
Italian gente di città
- gente di cittàone accustomed to urban living
Polish mieszczuch, mieszczka
- mieszczuchone accustomed to urban living
- mieszczkaone accustomed to urban living
Spanish citadino, urbanita
- citadinoone accustomed to urban living
- urbanitaone accustomed to urban living
- urbanícolaone accustomed to urban living
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city slicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20slicker
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“city slicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20slicker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “city slicker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20slicker.
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