townee

A somewhat dated or derogatory term for a male city dweller, often implying a lack of familiarity with rural life and a slick or flashy demeanor.

• 🇩🇪Etwas veralteter oder abwertender Begriff für einen Stadtbewohner, oft mit der Nebenbedeutung, dass er vom Landleben nichts versteht und sich auffällig oder protzig benimmt.

1. Town dweller unfamiliar with rural life C1 informal british

   A person who lives in a town or city and is often considered naive or inexperienced about country life, sometimes with a connotation of being flashy or slick.

   • The farmer laughed at the townee who couldn't tell a cow from a bull.
   • He was a typical townee, always wearing expensive suits and complaining about the mud.
   • The townees were amazed by the simple act of milking a goat.

   🇩🇪Städter ohne Kenntnis des Landlebens

   Synonyme: city slickertownie

   Antonyme: countrymanruralistrusticvillager

• townees plural form
• townees' possessive plural form
• townee's possessive singular form