| 单词 | hayseed |
| 释义 | hayseed (once / 28209 pages) n A hayseed is an unintelligent country person, or a hick. You might be tempted to call your farmer cousin a hayseed, but it would probably hurt her feelings. The derogatory term hayseed is aimed at rural folks who aren't particularly urbane or savvy — it's a stereotype of someone who's comfortable in the country being awkward, bumbling, and unsophisticated, especially when visiting a city. This US slang comes from the common 19th century saying that country people "have hayseed in their hair." WORD FAMILYhayseed: hayseeds USAGE EXAMPLESRumor has it nobody ever made it too long, but it was all the fun a hayseed country child could imagine just to try. Washington Times(Nov 13, 2016) “New York,” as the Tammany pol George Washington Plunkitt growled, early in the twentieth century, “is pie for the hayseeds.” The New Yorker(Jun 30, 2016) Lawrence was also, in Cooksey’s eyes, still very much a hayseed. Michael Hiltzik, Big Science(2015) n a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture Syn|Hyper bumpkin, chawbacon, hick, rube, yahoo, yokel rustic an unsophisticated country person |
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