hick
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).
Noun
hick (plural hicks)
- (derogatory) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.]
- Synonyms: boor, country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob, redneck, rustic, yokel; see also Thesaurus:country bumpkin
Derived terms
Translations
country yokel or hillbilly
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Etymology 2
Verb
hick (third-person singular simple present hicks, present participle hicking, simple past and past participle hicked)
- To hiccup.
Translations
hiccup — see hiccup
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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