Synonyms for hick

Most common

rustic · redneck · bumpkin · boor · hill-billy · clod hopper · bydlo

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

Forms

Plural

hicks → rubes, bumpkins, rednecks, rustics…

Example sentences

• rustic The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
• redneck The way he talks and acts, you can tell he's a redneck.
• bumpkin Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
• boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

lob¹

4 letters

carl¹, hunk¹, rube¹, boor¹, lout¹

5 letters

yahoo², clown¹, yokel², churl, bydlo

6 letters

rustic²

7 letters

peasant², redneck², bucolic³, bumpkin², hayseed, frigger, honyock

8 letters

ruraloid

9 letters

chawbacon

10 letters

provincial³, countryman³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yahoo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

plouc

Deutsch

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