Manhattanite

English Etymology From en Manhattan ite. Adjective - Of, or from, Manhattan. en 1946 George Johnston Skyscrapers in the Mist 52 This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner. Synonyms en Manhattanese (dated) Noun Someone from Manhattan. 1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.37: Walter Gaskell was a tall, silver-haired Manhattanite with a narrow waist and broad shoulders, and his blue eyes had the luminous, emptied-out look of a reformed alcoholic's. en May 24, 2012 Scott Tobias Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss The Onion AV Club http://www.avclub.com/articles/vampires-kiss-features-one-of-nicolas-cages-best-m,75581/ The most likely explanation is that Cage imagined Peter as a fop of the first order, the type of ivory-tower Manhattanite whose exalted sense of privilege naturally leads to a hilariously affected manner of speech. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526231155/http://www.avclub.com/articles/vampires-kiss-features-one-of-nicolas-cages-best-m%2C75581/ 26 May 2012 en Demonyms American demonyms New York City