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Dec 31, 2005 · hayseed. 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. Hayseeds go back to the country, never to be heard from again. by T-Dog Jenkins March 17, 2005.
The Wentworth and Flexner Dictionary of American Slang remains the “seed,” and its wealth of material has been worked with over the years, retaining much, discarding some, and reviewing/revising all.
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."
20 hours ago · A Clockwork Orange. This is a list of the Nadsat words and other fictional terms found in the book by Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, along with their meanings in English and their lexical origins. The Nadsat slang word is shown with its closest English meaning or meanings. Its Russian origin is shown in Cyrillic, with an approximate ...
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2 days ago · hayseed (countable and uncountable, plural hayseeds) ( countable , uncountable ) Seeds from grass that has become hay. ( countable , uncountable ) Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.
Feb 21, 2015 · Dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words. CONTENTS. A SHORT HISTORY OF SLANG, OR THE VULGAR LANGUAGE OF FAST LIFE. Slang at Babylon and Nineveh — Old English Slang — Slang in the time of Cromwell, and in the Court of Charles II.
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