Synonyms of hillbilly
29 similar words
Another word for hillbilly is hick. Other synonyms of hillbilly are bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic and bydlo.
Synonyms and similar words for hillbilly
nounSomeone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of...
- hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- bogger Ireland, UK
- bogtrotter Ireland
- boor
- bucolic
- bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
- culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
- carl
- churl
- corncob US
- cornhusker US
- country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
- country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
- clodhopper
- dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
- joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
- hayseed US
- honyock US
- hunk US
- promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
- provincial
- rube US
- rustic
- woolly back UK
- yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
- hob obsolete
- hobnail obsolete
- hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
- lob obsolete
Meaning of hillbilly
- noun Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
- noun A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
- verb To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
Questions about synonyms of hillbilly
- What is another word for hillbilly?
- Hillbilly has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hick, bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, culchie and carl.
- What does hillbilly mean?
- Hillbilly means someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
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