
Hick
Slightly pejorative
Can be derogatory, suggesting a lack of sophistication or worldliness.
His city friends sometimes called him a hick jokingly.
Country association
Used for people from rural areas, often by those from cities.
She felt out of place in the hick town she grew up in.
Used in humor
Sometimes used affectionately or humorously among friends.
As a hick myself, I know how to handle farm animals.
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BackwoodsmanBumpkinFarmerHillbillyPeasantRedneckRuralRusticYokel
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