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hillbillies

hillbillies is the plural of hillbilly.

hillbillies is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Questions about hillbillies

What is hillbillies the plural of?
Hillbillies is the plural of hillbilly.

Words near hillbillies in the dictionary

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