Hick (Adjective)
Meaning
Awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hick town's annual fair was a major event for the locals, but outsiders often found it dull.
- He was a hick from the countryside who had never seen a city before, and the towering skyscrapers left him speechless.
- The hick farmer's market sold fresh produce, but the lack of variety was a turn-off for the city-dwellers.
- The tourists from the hick town in the Midwest were overwhelmed by the nightlife of Montmartre.
- The hick accent and country mannerisms of the actor added to the authenticity of the rural drama.