hick

[ hik ]

/ hɪk /

Informal.

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noun

an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of hicks: hick ideas.

located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area: a hick town.

Origin of hick

1555–65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard

Words nearby hick

hic, hiccup, hic et ubique, Hichens, hic jacet, hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory

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Example sentences from the Web for hick

She put me in a hick'ry basket when I on'y a day and a half old, with nuthin' on but mah belly band an' di'per.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Just like that Venusian hick to be ready to sacrifice himself to get a Solar Medal!
The Space Pioneers|Carey Rockwell
As Hick Scorner never returns, the double conversion brings the play to a close.
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne
Somebody had done fetch de bunch o' hick'ries whar dee had done fine in my house, an' hit jes like Providence.
P'laski's Tunament|Thomas Nelson Page

De soun' come f'om onder de bed, an' I jes retch over an' gether in my bunch o' hick'ries, an' I say, 'Come out!'
Elsket and Other Stories|Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for hick

hick

/ (hɪk) /

noun

informal

a country person; bumpkin
(as modifier)hick ideas

Word Origin for hick

C16: after Hick, familiar form of Richard

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hick
释义	hick [ hik ] / hɪk / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hick ON THESAURUS.COM noun an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube. adjective pertaining to or characteristic of hicks: hick ideas. located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area: a hick town. Origin of hick 1555–65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard Words nearby hick hic, hiccup, hic et ubique, Hichens, hic jacet, hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hick She put me in a hick'ry basket when I on'y a day and a half old, with nuthin' on but mah belly band an' di'per. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration Just like that Venusian hick to be ready to sacrifice himself to get a Solar Medal! The Space Pioneers\|Carey Rockwell As Hick Scorner never returns, the double conversion brings the play to a close. The Growth of English Drama\|Arnold Wynne Somebody had done fetch de bunch o' hick'ries whar dee had done fine in my house, an' hit jes like Providence. P'laski's Tunament\|Thomas Nelson Page De soun' come f'om onder de bed, an' I jes retch over an' gether in my bunch o' hick'ries, an' I say, 'Come out!' Elsket and Other Stories\|Thomas Nelson Page British Dictionary definitions for hick hick / (hɪk) / noun informal a country person; bumpkin (as modifier)hick ideas Word Origin for hick C16: after Hick, familiar form of Richard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hick rube, clodhopper, bumpkin, boor, farmer, hillbilly, hayseed, redneck, yokel, rural, cornfed, country cousin, local yokel
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hick

noun

adjective

Origin of hick

Words nearby hick

Example sentences from the Web for hick

British Dictionary definitions for hick

noun

Word Origin for hick

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