as in bumpkin
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
city dwellers who looked down on their cousins from northern Maine as hicks
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Recent Examples of hick
Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
Rimac moved to Germany at age 2 and then to an independent Croatia in his early teens, where he was teased for his hick Bosnian accent.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
While waiting to be treated, Lauren complains of Braxton hicks.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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Noun
One is a sick herb; the other is a hick Serb.
—Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
Rimac moved to Germany at age 2 and then to an independent Croatia in his early teens, where he was teased for his hick Bosnian accent.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2021
Adjective
Roxxxy, who is from Florida, rightly notes that Floridian redneck is not the stereotypical hick that Vanjie and Angie went with, but then doesn’t stand on business when Vanjie overhears.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
While waiting to be treated, Lauren complains of Braxton hicks.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hick
Noun
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Ma and Pa Kent are the most stereotypical country bumpkins imaginable.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Going to the Ron Burgundy–Ricky Bobby idiot well one time too many, Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a lazy, cynical longtime congressman running against a local bumpkin (Galifianakis).—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 July 2025
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Hokey, unsophisticated, and overlong, Superman III does not meet the bar set by the prior Reeve films, offering only strictly modest superpowered entertainment.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Noun
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It was adapted into a huge hit movie starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, but the breakout characters were local yokels Ma and Pa Kettle, who went on to star in eight spinoff movies.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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To the yokel who makes his donations in cash and is proud of himself for knowing what LEO stands for.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Throughout her life, Baez—now 84—has stayed true to her folksy-casual style.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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The decor was folksy and colorful, with the brief for the flowers by Wild Gorse being unstructured ’70s.—
Rebecca Cope,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Many criticized and pushed back against the clip, which sparked a counter-reaction from reactionary content creators, who heralded the ad as a cultural victory.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But the new South Korean government will be less reactionary, said Koo, the Unification Ministry spokesperson.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The movie depicts Nashville as a town full of hayseeds who are bamboozled by the fast-talking Reynolds.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Feb. 2025
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Baby Billy’s first full-frontal scene is more a testament to Walton Goggins’s incredible hayseed bravado in the rule.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Its twanging guitars and pounding drums scan as countrified classic rock, but every element seems muffled, as if emanating from an iPhone lost in a couch.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 July 2025
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Wendy Moten For three decades, Memphis native and Nashville resident Wendy Moten has blended '90s R&B swagger and countrified soul into a show-stopping blend.—
Caché McClay,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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As for partisan rubes like Senator Van Hollen, Maryland can do better.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
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There was no quintessential American, so Twain imagined him: a wily rube, cynical toward the same refinements of Europe that inspired awe in him.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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“Hick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hick. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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