city boy

Frequency: 5.01.2 per million words

a boy or man who lives in a city

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Examples (10)

  • As a city boy, he wasn't used to the quiet of the countryside.
  • With his slicked-back hair and confident stride, he was a classic city boy.
  • He grew up as a city boy, but now he loves living on a farm.
  • The local farmers were suspicious of the city boys who came for the summer.
  • I can't imagine him ever leaving; he's a city boy through and through.
  • Are you more of a city boy or a country person?
  • The naive city boy was easily tricked by the seasoned traveler.
  • The city boy's knowledge of subway lines was impressive, but he couldn't identify a single tree.
  • The novel's protagonist is a young city boy discovering his roots in the rural south.
  • John, a city boy from Chicago, had never seen the ocean before.