hicksville

¹

[ hiks-vil ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a backward, provincial place; backwater.

Hicksville

²

[ hiks-vil ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hicksville¹

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

Example Sentences

There is no suitable gym on site and it is a four-hour round trip by bus to the training facilities in Cantiague Park in Hicksville.

From BBC

A Chuck E. Cheese in Hicksville, N.Y., is one of hundreds of that will say goodbye to its animatronic band.

From New York Times

“Kids are consuming entertainment differently than they were 10, 20 years ago,” Mr. McKillips said sitting in a booth at the Chuck E. Cheese in Hicksville, N.Y., on Long Island.

From New York Times

And it is from the Hicksville, New York library.

From Scientific American

State Department; the Sikh Coalition, a Sikh American advocacy group; and Afghan Sikhs in Hicksville to get the entire family of 13 to the U.S.

From Seattle Times