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man about town
noun
- a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
man about town
noun
- a fashionable sophisticate, esp one in a big city
Word History and Origins
Origin of man about town1
Idioms and Phrases
A man who frequently attends fashionable social functions, as in Fred is quite the man about town these days . This expression, first recorded in 1734, uses town in the sense of “a sophisticated place” as opposed to rural settings.Example Sentences
He was a man about town, excitedly touting the letters and statements of “immense enthusiasm” from elected officials.
He rose from humble pastoral beginnings to become a man about town in an industry where Black people weren’t afforded such prominent positions.
According to Carroll, she crossed paths with Trumpov at Bergdorf Goodman sometime in 1995 or 1996, when he was a real estate mogul and man about town.
Gwendolen also comes recommended by one of Nellie’s children, oldest son Niven, a James Bond-ish man about town.
Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, model Emily Ratajkowski is dating again, and the object of her latest affection appears to be none other than perennial man about town Pete Davidson.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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