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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 1775ā85
Words nearby man about town
Ma'mun, al-, Mamurius, mamzer, man, mana, man about town, manacle, manada, Manado, manage, manageable
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British Dictionary definitions for man about town
man about town
noun
a fashionable sophisticate, esp one in a big city
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Other 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 āa sophisticated placeā as opposed to rural settings.
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