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   Hick

   /hik/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who lives in the country, regarded as being unintelligent or provincial: informal North American "wondering what a hick from the sticks was doing there" Similar bumpkincountry bumpkinyokelrusticcountry dwellerpeasantprovincialcountry cousininformal:hayseedinformal, derogatory:hillbillyinformal:rubeinformal, derogatory:apple-knocker

   Word Origin mid 16th century: pet form of the given name Richard.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • H

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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