man about town
man about town noun: a worldly, social man who frequents fashionable places.
Noun
man about town (plural men about town)
- A worldly, social man who frequents fashionable places.
- I'm very much the man about town.
- For in this quality of “clubbable,” and the value now put upon it, lies the whole secret of change in our fast men, mashers, and men about town.1886, Punch, volume 91, page 249
- Synonyms:
- boulevardier, flaneur, bon viveur, epicure, epicurean, hedonist, high-stepper, lapling, lotus-eater, pleasure seeker
Synonyms of man about town
- boulevardier
- flaneur
- bon viveur
- epicure
- epicurean
- hedonist
- high-stepper
- lotus-eater
- pleasure seeker
- pleasurist
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Forms of man about town
| plural | men about town |
|---|---|
| alternative form | man-about-town |
Questions about man about town
- What does man about town mean?
- Man about town means a worldly, social man who frequents fashionable places.
- What part of speech is man about town?
- Man about town is a noun.
- What is the plural of man about town?
- The plural of man about town is men about town.
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