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hicksville

hicksville

noun

a backward, provincial place; backwater.
Hicksville

Hicksville

noun

a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.

Synonyms

hicksville

¹ American

[hiks-vil] / ˈhɪks vɪl /

noun

Slang.

a backward, provincial place; backwater.

Hicksville ² American

[hiks-vil] / ˈhɪks vɪl /

noun

a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.

Etymology

Origin of hicksville

First recorded in 1910–15; hick + ’s ¹ + -ville

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