Hick

usgb/hɪk/
noun

An uneducated or naive person from the countryside.

He is often mocked by his cosmopolitan colleagues for being a hick from a small town.
Visual representation of "hick" - An uneducated or naive person from the countryside.

Often appears as...

  • hick town
  • hick farmer

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Informal, Disapproving

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Visual representation of "hick"
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Slightly pejorative

Can be derogatory, suggesting a lack of sophistication or worldliness.

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His city friends sometimes called him a hick jokingly.
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Country association

Used for people from rural areas, often by those from cities.

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She felt out of place in the hick town she grew up in.
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Used in humor

Sometimes used affectionately or humorously among friends.

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As a hick myself, I know how to handle farm animals.
Visual representation of the word "Hick"

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