man about town
noun
a socially active, sophisticated man who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.; playboy; boulevardier.
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Origin of man about town
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby man about town
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man about town
noun
a fashionable sophisticate, esp one in a big city
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Idioms and Phrases with man-about-town
man about town
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.
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