city mouse en · NOUN
Etymology
An allusion to The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, one of Aesop's Fables.
Meanings
- (figuratively) A city person; someone who has city ways.
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(figuratively, qualifier:Antarctica, slang) A member of support personnel who remains at the base.
[…] before arriving, he'd never thought it would be spent as one of the city mice. Most of the McMurdoans never ranged more than walking distance from the largest town on the entire continent.
2021, M. L. Buchman, In for the Long Haul: An Antarctic Ice Fliers Romance Story:"[…] Maybe we'll run into some country mice." "Country mice?" "Some of the Mac-Town folks, out here on the ice. City mice stay at McMurdo, and country mice—"
2023, J. Scott Coatsworth, Love & Limitations:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| city mice | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
wikipedia: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse · wikipedia: Aesop's Fables