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| hick [ hik ] |
noun (plural hicks) |
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offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's rural residence or background and his or her intelligence and level of sophistication
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slang insult
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adjective |
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rural, rustic, and unsophisticated: remote from big cities and regarded as lacking in sophistication
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| [Mid-16th century. <Hick, old nickname for Richard] |
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