Meaning of Dick Whittington | Babel Free

Definitions

Somebody who moves to London in the hope of better prospects.

UK

Examples

“"Fine! Ye couldn't beat it. And you'd go off to London, or some such place—" "I should like it to be London." "Oh, of course; there's plenty of Dick Whittingtons left yet. But there's more petrol than pearls about the London pavement now. […]”

“Britain's twenty-somethings have become iPod-carrying Dick Whittingtons, drawn to London by the prospect of large salaries and hopes of a vibrant social life.”

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