slicker
Related to slicker: slacker, city slicker
city slicker
A derisive term for a city dweller who is assumed to be (or actually is) completely ignorant of life in a rural setting, and/or suave and deceptive. Look at that fool city slicker—he has no idea how to get that horse to listen to him. Don't let that city slicker con you out of all your hard-earned money!
See also: city, slicker
slicker than snot on a doorknob
slang Very slippery. Be careful out there—ice has made the steps slicker than snot on a doorknob.
See also: doorknob, on, slicker, snot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
city slicker
someone from the city who is not familiar with country ways. Them city slickers think we're stupid just because we talk different. The city slicker didn't know the first thing about fishing for trout.
See also: city, slicker
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
city slicker
A smart, sophisticated urbanite. This American colloquialism, dating from the 1920s, is presumably taken from the adjective “slick” in the sense of smooth and plausible. The cliché gained renewed currency with two motion pictures, City Slickers (1991) and its 1994 sequel. The first film, which won Jack Palance an Oscar for best supporting actor, concerns three city-dwelling friends who sign up for a two-week cattle drive.
See also: city, slicker
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- city slicker
- put on a good, poor, wonderful, etc. show
- put on a good/poor/etc. show
- The City that Never Sleeps
- look me up when you're in town
- pied-à-terre
- Headstone City
- the Eternal City
- walk the streets
- cement city