cidiot

English

Etymology

Blend of city +‎ idiot.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪd.i.(j)ɪt/, /ˈsɪd.i.(j)ət/

Noun

cidiot (plural cidiots)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) An idiot from the city.
   • 2013, Robin Timmerman, Season of Deceit, page 51:

     Probably one of them cidiot hunters fooling around, firing off pot shots any which way.

   • 2015, Deb Loughead, Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows, page 1412:

     Not a typical cidiot, he was self-employed and thinking of relocating here to be closer to her.

   • 2019, Carol Rose GoldenEagle, Bone Black:

     Only an idiot, like this roofer from the city, would drive his truck out on the ice. A cidiot.

   • 2020, Aimee Molloy, Goodnight, Beautiful:

     A 'cidiot,' I believe we're called by the locals?

   • 2021, Kendra Greenwood, Unsaddened:

     “Hey, watch it buddy, technically I'm a cidiot.” “Present company excluded. You may be from the city but I'm sure you don't act like the rest of the city idiots."

Synonyms

• city slicker

References

• “cidiot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• diotic, DIICOT