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hick

How to use hick in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for hick.

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I don't understand what you mean by "hick"... I guess we do have a lot of plaid.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hick gathered in one view.

noun

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

adjective

awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hick.

adjective

awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"

Example sentences

1

I don't understand what you mean by "hick"... I guess we do have a lot of plaid.

2

Sure, from a very sheltered perspective, it's quite "hick".

3

There is a story about the country hick who comes to the big city and gets a checking account.

4

When's the last time you heard of a "redneck"/"hick" as you'd probably call them, commit mass murder with a firearm?

5

I'm not sure what you're expecting when the criticisms were vague jabs like "not a real city," "provincial," "hick town.

6

It did so on earlier releases of Firefox but I just tried on 29 and it opened 40+ tabs with without a hick-up.

7

You'll forgive me if I have trouble believing that, given that you consider Seattle to be "hick".

8

A hick town with skyscrapers as I've often called it. Californians who've moved there almost unanimously agree with my first sentence, and crack up at the latter.

9

Relative to any big city with cosmopolitan aspirations, it is a hick town.

10

Only the uneducated, uncouth hicks actually thought about money.

11

I love how so many liberals that would never dream of insulting someone for being poor have this attitude that if you didn't go to college, you are some kind of uncultured hick.

12

Well it's "attention" I guess, but is it the right kind?A better analogy might the pretty girl walking home from high school, of the rather hick-ish / paleosuburban sort -- when the older dropout pulls up in his muscle car and asks "Hey babe, wanna party?

13

But if you can find somebody friendly to let you crash on their couch, or find a low-paid motel clerk in some hick town, who'll take a small "donation" in order to rent you a room without ID...Bus around the country, move periodically, and dye your hair a different color, grow a beard, let your hair grow out, and you could probably stay hidden in the US for quite some time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hick in a sentence?

I don't understand what you mean by "hick"... I guess we do have a lot of plaid.

What does hick mean?

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

What part of speech is hick?

hick is commonly used as noun, adjective.