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hickster

hickster noun: a hick who attempts to be hip (that is, to be a hipster).

Noun

hickster (plural hicksters)

  1. A hick who attempts to be hip (that is, to be a hipster).
    • Hawk-eyed bus-tour agents mounting watch at the intersections, flaunting printed signs tucked in the bands of their visored caps to advertise their business, claim they can spot the hickster nine times out of ten.1960, William Garland Rogers, Mildred Weston, Carnival crossroads: the story of Times Square
    • “You there, hickster! Stop gawking! We're on the clock here! Tick, tick, time is money in Gotham.2006, T. Davis Bunn, Heartland

Forms of hickster

pluralhicksters

Origin of hickster

Blend of hick + hipster.

Questions about hickster

What does hickster mean?
Hickster means a hick who attempts to be hip (that is, to be a hipster).
What part of speech is hickster?
Hickster is a noun.
What is the plural of hickster?
The plural of hickster is hicksters.

Words near hickster in the dictionary

  1. Hicksite
  2. Hicksites
  3. Hickson
  4. Hickson compact group
  5. hicksploitation
  6. hickster
  7. hicksters
  8. hicksville
  9. hicksvilles
  10. hickup
  11. hickuped

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