hicknoun [ C ]
uk/hɪk/us/hɪk/US informal disapprovinga person from the countryside who is considered to be stupid and without experience:
a hick town (= a small town which is a long way from a city)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Towns & regions: the countryside
- backcountry
- beauty spot
- bumpkin
- countrified
- country
- countryman
- countryside
- countrywoman
- hillbilly
- hinterland
- land
- out-of-town
- redneck
- rural
- rustic
- stick
- the backwoods
- the boondocks
- wild
- yokel
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