HILLBILLY

hillbilly, bushwhacker

(noun) a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hillbilly (plural hillbillies)

(often pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

Synonyms

• hick

Verb

hillbilly (third-person singular simple present hillbillies, present participle hillbillying, simple past and past participle hillbillied)

To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.

To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.

To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.

Source: Wiktionary



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