First Known Use: 1669
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1hick
noun \ˈhik\
: an uneducated person from a small town or the country
Full Definition of HICK
: an unsophisticated provincial person
— hick·ish \ˈhi-kish\ adjective
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Origin of HICK
Hick, nickname for Richard
Related to HICK
- Synonyms
- bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
2hick
adjective
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