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- DictionaryHay·seed/ˈhāˌsēd/
noun
- 1. grass seed obtained from hay.
- 2. a person from the country, especially a simple, unsophisticated one: informal North American "notices of agricultural sales are an irresistible lure for hicks and hayseeds"
1. a. : seed shattered from hay. b. : clinging bits of straw or chaff from hay. 2. plural hayseeds : bumpkin, yokel. Synonyms. bumpkin. chawbacon. churl. clodhopper. cornball. countryman. hick. provincial. rube. rustic. yokel. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of hayseed in a Sentence.
A hayseed is an unintelligent country person, or a hick. You might be tempted to call your farmer cousin a hayseed, but your cousin would probably be upset.
noun. grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick. hayseed. / ˈheɪˌsiːd /.
hay•seed. n. 1. grass seed, esp. that shaken out of hay. 2. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. 3. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.
/ˈheɪsiːd/ (North American English, informal, offensive) an offensive word for a person who comes from the country, who is thought not to have much experience of the world or knowledge of culture. Want to learn more?
1. grass seed, esp. that shaken out of hay. 2. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. 3. informal, derogatory. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.
hayseed in American English. (ˈheiˌsid) noun. 1. grass seed, esp. that shaken out of hay. 2. small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. 3. informal, derogatory. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick.
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May 21, 2024 · hayseed (comparative more hayseed, superlative most hayseed) Characteristic of or befitting a hayseed (person); rustic, uncultivated, backwater.
What does the noun hayseed mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hayseed . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
