hicklib
/ˈhɪkˌlɪb/
hicklib noun: a country dweller with liberal or progressive views.
Noun
hicklib (plural hicklibs)
- A country dweller with liberal or progressive views.
- I have written about the woke yokel, a.k.a. “hicklib,” phenomenon in my previous reporting on Southwestern Pennsylvania politics.2022 August 15, Andrew Cuff, “Yokel Wokeism in Western Pennsylvania”, in The American Conservative
- Republicans’ knock on Walz echoes a trope that has taken hold in the fringier parts of the conservative internet in recent years: the so-called “hicklib,” a derogatory term used by some online conservatives to refer to a certain type of rural progressive.2024 August 15, Ian Ward, “The online right’s attack against Walz”, in Politico
Forms of hicklib
| plural | hicklibs |
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Origin of hicklib
From hick + lib.
Questions about hicklib
- What does hicklib mean?
- Hicklib means a country dweller with liberal or progressive views.
- What part of speech is hicklib?
- Hicklib is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hicklib?
- Hicklib is pronounced /ˈhɪkˌlɪb/.
- What is the plural of hicklib?
- The plural of hicklib is hicklibs.
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