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Synonyms: Noun
bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel
Antonyms: Noun
cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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Examples of hick in a Sentence
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We felt like a bunch of hicks when we went to the city for the first time. city dwellers who looked down on their cousins from northern Maine as hicksRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Played with locked jaw and a terrible haircut by Jared Keeso, the show’s co-creator and writer, Wayne is king of the hicks, a courteous ladykiller in stonewashed jeans. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, "“Letterkenny,” a Surreal Canadian Comedy to Rival “Schitt’s Creek”," 7 Aug. 2019 Keeso, the driving force of the series, plays Wayne, the toughest (but also, weirdly, the nicest) guy in Letterkenny, who is a hick and runs a produce stand outside of the family farm, which is basically just a setup for sitting around and talking. — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: 'Letterkenny' Is the Canadian Comedy You Didn't Know You Needed," 11 July 2018 Keep hearing about wentz injury recovery but what about Peters and hicks? — Zach Berman, Philly.com, "Thoughts on the cancelled White House visit, Carson Wentz's charity softball game, and OTAs | Early Birds," 6 June 2018 Congrats @Cam_I_Am81 -- akiem hicks (@The_Dream99) April 11, 2018 What's next for the Saints receiving corps? — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, "Cameron Meredith acquisition offers Saints more NFL Draft flexibility," 11 Apr. 2018 His style is more rooted in George Jones than the bro-country and hick-hop claptrap that until recently dominated the airwaves. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Clint Black, Dashboard Confessional turn Also Playing into a history lesson," 26 Mar. 2018 Jack Quaid and Brian Gleeson play Joe’s brothers, some real hick-types whom the Logans need for various heavy lifting. — Richard Lawson, HWD, "Logan Lucky Review: A Southern-Fried Ocean’s Eleven That Goes Down Easy," 26 July 2017 Brilliant and often hilarious underneath his hick persona, this North Carolinian continues to distill rock-and-roll down to its joyous essence. — Nick Cristiano, Philly.com, "Best country and roots albums of 2017: Chris Stapleton, Gregg Allman and more," 7 Dec. 2017 How dare those Texas hicks reject the political controls over building that zoning laws represent. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Texas, Thou Hast Sinned," 31 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
All of California isn’t vegan with wild hair, just like all of Texas isn’t overly crazy conservative, southern or hick accents, riding horses and shooting armadillos. — Emily Bloch, Teen Vogue, "Here's What Texas Stylists Have to Say About Ted Cruz's "Hair Dye" Comment," 10 Sep. 2018 All of California isn’t vegan with wild hair, just like all of Texas isn’t overly crazy conservative, southern or hick accents, riding horses and shooting armadillos. — Emily Bloch, Teen Vogue, "Here's What Texas Stylists Have to Say About Ted Cruz's "Hair Dye" Comment," 10 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hick.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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