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hicksville

[ hiks-vil ]
/ ˈhɪks vɪl /
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noun Slang.

a backward, provincial place; backwater.

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Origin of hicksville

First recorded in 1910–15; hick + ’s1 + -ville

Words nearby hicksville

Hickory Hills, hickory pine, Hickox, Hicks, Hicksite, hicksville, Hicks yew, hickwall, hicky, hicky-horse, hickymal

Definition for hicksville (2 of 2)

Hicksville
[ hiks-vil ]
/ ˈhɪks vɪl /

noun

a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
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Words related to hicksville

blah, dead, tedious, dragsville

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