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hick noun [ hɪk ]

• a person who lives in the country, regarded as being unintelligent or parochial.
• "she puts on a hick accent"
Similar: bumpkin, country bumpkin, yokel, rustic, country dweller, peasant, provincial, country cousin, hayseed, hillbilly, rube, apple-knocker,
Origin: mid 16th century: pet form of the given name Richard .


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