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The derogatory term hayseed is aimed at rural folks who aren't particularly urbane or savvy — it's a stereotype of someone who's comfortable in the country being awkward, bumbling, and unsophisticated, especially when visiting a city. This U.S. slang comes from the common 19th century saying that country people "have hayseed in their hair."
Dec 31, 2005 · derogatory term for a rural member of the American working class. This cutesy term has a demonizing impact on class consciousness, segregating the rural worker from his urban counterpart.
Nov 7, 2013 · hayseed. noun. a person from a rural area; "bumpkin". Anyone living outside of Manhattan is a hayseed. See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller. Last edited on Nov 07 2013. Submitted by JB Chambers from New York, NY, USA on Sep 14 1997 . +. Add a definition for this slang term.
Synonyms for HAYSEED: hick, yokel, bumpkin, peasant, provincial, rube, clown, rustic; Antonyms of HAYSEED: cosmopolitan, sophisticate, cosmopolite, slicker, smoothie, suburbanite, metropolitan, urbanite
Bibliography. About. hayseed n. also grass-seed, hayneck, hayseeder. [naut. phr. he hasn’t got the hayseed out of his hair] a farmer, a simple peasant, a novice. 1851. 1900 1950 2000. 2020.
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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 /.
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