hick
An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country personAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory)An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
Landei, Hinterwäldler
дереве́нщинаderevénščina
- a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Examples
4 sentencesTom is a hick.
Том селюк. — deniko
The truth is that Tom is not such a hick, buddy.
He's a hick.
Hick the woodcutter cuts wood.
ruДровосек Хик рубит дрова. — Balamax
deHolzhacker Hick hackt Holz. — BraveSentry
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).
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