slicker
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈslɪkər/
- Informal
:
tipo elegante
- Cody has lots of city slickers with comfy city jobs; many probably never leave town.
- city slicker
As one scholar of the Jim Crow system said, Jim Crow wasn't just a redneck, he was a city slicker.
- As one scholar of the Jim Crow system said, Jim Crow wasn't just a redneck, he was a city slicker.
Examples
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Ed must have seen me coming a mile off, city slicker that I am.
Fiction book (1997) -
Somehow, the Los Angeles detectives seemed smarter, slicker, and richer than cops in other cities.
Fiction book (1995) -
- I know, Slicker will take care of you.
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Slow down there, city slicker.
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I always said you were slicker than wet paint.
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Look at Willis, the city slicker.
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"You're like me, a city slicker.
Fiction book (1998) -
He's in his mid-forties and slicker than an oil spill.
Fiction book (1999) -
Some of you city slickers might not understand this (not all, just some of you more stubborn ones).
Blog text (14) -
Look at him; he's always dressed like a slicker, with his tailored suits and stylish shoes.
Synonyms
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8.2
A person often a man who acts charming to get what they want
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6.7
A person from a city who seems well dressed and not used to country life
3
7.5
A charming confident person who persuades others but does not seem honest
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9.4
A person who walks or moves in a smooth, showy way to get attention
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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6.7
A person from a city who seems well dressed and not used to country life
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slicker for a smooth, stylish person also comes from slick 'smooth' and the ending -er. So a slicker is someone who seems very polished and charming, because they are 'smooth' in the way they dress or speak.