Etymology

hick

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Today it means: An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. Full definition →

First used early 18th c.
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hick · noun1

From Hick (“pet form of Richard”).

hick · verb2

Onomatopoeic.

Hick · proper noun3

Rhyming nickname for Rick, pet form of Richard.

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 18th c. An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

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