townee

• Terme plutôt daté ou péjoratif désignant un habitant de la ville, souvent avec l'implication qu'il ignore la vie rurale et qu'il a un comportement prétentieux ou criard.

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.

1. Town dweller unfamiliar with rural lifeC1informalbritish

   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.

   citadin naïf

   • 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.

   Synonymescity slickertownie

   Antonymescountrymanruralistrusticvillager