hick

noun (a hick, hicks); adjective (hick)

«hick» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(US, informal, rude) An insulting word for someone from the countryside, suggesting they are simple and old-fashioned. tree →
(adjective, informal) Small, rural and old-fashioned: a hick town. tree →
A short sound like a hiccup. tree →

In the lessons

In American stories and films «hick» is used by snobbish characters to look down on country people. In kindness lessons it is an example of a word that mocks people for where they live. Phrases: a hick town, country hick.

Examples

The city kids unkindly called him a hick. tree →
They grew up in a small hick town in Kansas. tree →
«Don't call people hicks,» said the teacher. tree →
In the film, the «hick» farmer turned out to be the cleverest character. tree →
Hick! went my little sister when she had hiccups. tree →

Note

Informal and insulting; mainly American. Similar unkind words: yokel, bumpkin, redneck. Using it about a real person is rude.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «hick» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«hick» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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