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hick

UK/hɪk/ US/ˈhɪk/ uncommon

noun

adjective

1.

awkwardly simple and provincial

  • “bumpkinly country boys”
  • “rustic farmers”
  • “a hick town”
  • “the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists”

Origin

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

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