hillbilly
Plural: hillbillies
Noun
- a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
- Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
- A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
Verb
- To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
- To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
- To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.
Origin / Etymology
From hill + billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).
Synonyms
bushwhacker, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, carl, churl, clodhopper, corncob, cornhusker, country bumpkin, country cousin, culchie, dubbo, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, hob, hobnail, hog-rubber, honyock, hunk, joskin, lob, promdi, provincial, redneck, rube, rustic, woolly back, yokel
Scrabble Score: 17
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hillbilly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary