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noun

hick n. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; a hayseed.

Synonyms: yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon.

adjective

hick adj.

Rural. Opposite of urban.

Characteristic of rural people, especially those not knowledgeable about matters outside their locality; as, hick ideas; a hick town.

Synonyms: bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated.

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Etymology of 'Hick'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Hick" Quotes from Famous Books

... calls up a girl friend of hers so's we can make up a little theatre party. Me and Alex goes into the parlor for a smoke, and I asked him how he come to be in our mongst if he already knowed what a hick town New York was. ...

— Alex the Great • H. C. Witwer

... ter ketch 'im. Bimeby, one day Brer Fox take a walk all roun' de groun'-pea patch, en 'twan't long 'fo' he fine a crack in de fence whar de rail done bin rub right smoove, en right dar he sot 'im a trap. He tuck'n ben' down a hick'ry saplin', growin' in de fence-cornder, en tie one een' un a plow- line on de top, en in de udder een' he fix a loop-knot, en dat he fasten wid a trigger right in de crack. Nex' mawnin' w'en ole Brer Rabbit come slippin' 'long en crope thoo de crack, de loop-knot kotch 'im behime ...

— Uncle Remus • Joel Chandler Harris

... done sont dem vittles?" he demanded suspiciously. "Ef He ain', I dunno how I'se gwine ter git mo'n a'er ash cake fur supper. 'Pears like He's gittin' monst'ous ondependible dese yer las' days. I ain' lay eyes on er dish er kebbage sence I lef dat ar patch on Hick'ry Hill, en all de blackeye peas I'se done seen is what I raise right dar behint dat do'. Es long es Gord A'mighty ondertecks ter feed you, He mought es well feed ...

— The Voice of the People • Ellen Glasgow

... sheriff and his hick policemen pretty soon," said Chet, keeping his eyes and his pistol fixed unwaveringly on the captive's back, while Teddy gripped his arm with both hands and the girls crowded close behind. "He pulled off this stunt last night, and Captain Shelling, the owner of our school, ...

— Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall - or, Leading a Needed Rebellion • Janet D. Wheeler

... beauty of a hole in a man's chest like that is that it lets the pizen dreen off," he told her. "It wouldn't surprise me none to see Mac up and around inside of a couple of weeks, for he's as hard as old hick'ry." ...

— The Rustler of Wind River • G. W. Ogden

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