hick
Plural: hicks
Noun
- A derogatory term for an unsophisticated, rural person.
- a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
Adjective Satellite
- awkwardly simple and provincial
- "a hick town"
Verb
- To hiccup.
Examples
- He played ’HICK’, knowing it was a short word but valid for a quick Scrabble score.
Origin / Etymology
From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).
Synonyms
bumpkin, bumpkinly, chawbacon, hayseed, rube, rustic, unsophisticated, yahoo, yokel, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, carl, churl, clodhopper, corncob, cornhusker, country bumpkin, country cousin, culchie, dubbo, hick, hillbilly, hob, hobnail, hog-rubber, honyock, hunk, joskin, lob, promdi, provincial, redneck, woolly back
Scrabble Score: 13
hick: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhick: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hick: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary