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hick

American  
[hik] / hɪk /

noun

  1. an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characteristic of hicks.

    hick ideas.

  2. located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area.

    a hick town.
hick British  
/ hɪk /

noun

  1. informal

    1. a country person; bumpkin

    2. ( as modifier )

      hick ideas
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Etymology

Origin of hick

1555–65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard

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