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Synonyms of hick

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Another word for hick is boor. Other synonyms of hick are country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob and redneck.

Synonyms and similar words for hick

nounAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

  • boor
  • country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
  • churlA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  • hillbillySomeone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or...
  • lobA country bumpkin; a yokel.
  • redneckYokel, hick, country bumpkin.
  • rusticAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.
  • yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
  • bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
  • bogtrotter Ireland
  • bucolic
  • bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
  • culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
  • carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • corncob USA yokel.
  • cornhusker USA yokel.
  • country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
  • clodhopperA peasant or yokel (countryperson).
  • dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
  • joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
  • hayseed USA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
  • honyock US
  • hunk USA honyock.
  • promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
  • provincial
  • rube USA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • woolly back UK
  • hob obsoleteA countryman; a rustic or yokel.
  • hobnail obsolete
  • hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.

Meaning of hick

  1. noun An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
  2. verb To hiccup.

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Questions about synonyms of hick

What is another word for hick?
Hick has 30 synonyms on Word.ws, such as boor, country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob, redneck, rustic and yokel.
What does hick mean?
Hick means an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

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