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Hillbilly

/hɪlˈbɪ.li/

Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

📖 Definitions of "Hillbilly"

noun
  1. 1

    Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

  2. 2

    A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

verb
  1. 1

    To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.

  2. 2

    To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.

  3. 3

    To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.

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