hick
[ hik ]
noun
an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of hicks: hick ideas.
located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area: a hick town.
Origin of hick
11555–65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard
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British Dictionary definitions for hick
hick
/ (hɪk) /
noun
informal
a country person; bumpkin
(as modifier): hick ideas
Origin of hick
1C16: after Hick, familiar form of Richard
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