HAYSEED

yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon

(noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hayseed (countable and uncountable, plural hayseeds)

(countable, uncountable) Seeds from grass that has become hay.

(countable, uncountable) Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.

(countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.

Adjective

hayseed (comparative more hayseed, superlative most hayseed)

Characteristic of a hayseed (person).

Source: Wiktionary



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