city mouse
Town-dwelling small mammal
A city mouse is someone who thrives in urban environments and prefers city life to rural settings.
The term comes from Aesop's fable contrasting a sophisticated town mouse with its simple country cousin.
It implies comfort with crowds, noise, and fast-paced living—and perhaps discomfort with wide-open spaces: I'm a city mouse; all that quiet makes me nervous.
- urbanPertaining to cities
- concrete jungleDense cityscape, few parks
- AesopAncient Greek fable writer
- fableMoral tale with animals
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
cosmopolitan · rat race · apartment · high rise · subway · streetwise · street smart · hustle · fast pace · noise · crowds · pavements · skyscraper · alley · dumpster · scurrying · tiny paws · nibbling
- fablesfable, Aesop, Aesop's fables, Aesop fables, tortoise and hare
- Micedormouse
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Unsophisticated rural dweller
country cousin · field mouse · country bumpkin · rustic · yokel
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Unsophisticated rural dweller
homebody · provincial · outdoorsman · off-the-gridder · homesteader
city, mouse, cities, citizen, citizenry, citizenship, civilize, civilization, civility