hicks
/hɪks/
hicks is the plural of hick.
hicks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hick.
Meaning of hick
Noun
hick (plural hicks)
- An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- Synonyms:
- boor, country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob, redneck, rustic, yokel, bogger, bogtrotter
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Hicks
Hicks (countable and uncountable, plural Hickses)
- A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
- Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said.2020 July 13, Michael Warren, Jeremy Diamond, Ryan Nobles and Fredreka Schouten, “Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going”, in CNN
- An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Hicks
Hicks
- plural of Hick
Synonyms of hicks
Forms of hicks
| plural | Hickses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Higgs |
Origin of hicks
From Hick + -s.
Words formed from hicks
Phrases with hicks
Words that rhyme with hicks
Questions about hicks
- What does hicks mean?
- Hicks means a surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
- What is hicks the plural of?
- Hicks is the plural of hick.
- What part of speech is hicks?
- Hicks is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hicks?
- Hicks is pronounced /hɪks/.
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