hick

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hick¹

  • /hɪk/

Sounds like hic · Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).

noun hicks

  1. derogatory An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

    Similar: boor, country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob, redneck, rustic, yokel, bogger, bogtrotter, bucolic, bydlo

hick²

  • /hɪk/

Sounds like hic · Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb hicks · hicking · hicked

  1. To hiccup.

Hick³

Rhymes with -ɪk

Where it comes from

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

proper noun Hicks

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Richard.

    Similar: Hicks, Hickson, Higgs, Dick, Rich, Richard, Rick

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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noun country yokel or hillbilly

Españolpaleto, palurdo, gueishpo
한국어시골뜨기 sigoltteugi
日本語いなかもん inakamon
中文土包子 tǔbāozi, 鄉巴佬 /乡巴佬 xiāngbalǎo
Portuguêscaipira, labrego, saloio
Françaisplouc
DeutschLandei, Hinterwäldler
Italianobuzzurro
Ελληνικάχωριάτης choriátis, βλάχος vláchos
Românățărănoi, țăran
Русскийдереве́нщина derevénščina
Tiếng Việtdân quê

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@misc{hick_2026,
  title = {hick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}