country mouse en · NOUN
Etymology
An allusion to The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, one of Aesop's Fables.
Meanings
- (figuratively) A countryperson; someone with country ways.
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(qualifier:Antarctica, slang) A member of support personnel who travels around, rather than remaining at the base.
"[…] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| country mice | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
wikipedia: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse · wikipedia: Aesop's Fables