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hill-billy

hill-billy is the alternative form of hillbilly.

Meaning of hillbilly

Noun

hillbilly (plural hillbillies)

  1. (derogatory, often) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
  2. (ethnic, slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
    • Thanks to the massive migration from the poorer regions of Appalachia to places like Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, hillbilly values spread widely along with hillbilly people.2017, JD Vance, Hillbilly Elegy, →ISBN, page 21

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Forms of hill-billy

pluralhill-billies

Questions about hill-billy

What is hill-billy the alternative form of?
Hill-billy is the alternative form of hillbilly.

Words near hill-billy in the dictionary

  1. Hill tetrahedron
  2. hill to die on
  3. Hill Top
  4. hill town
  5. hill towns
  6. hill-billy
  7. hill-fort
  8. hill-forts
  9. hill-holder
  10. hill-holders
  11. hill-like

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