hillbilly.
Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
Meaning & usage
Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
Where this word comes from
From hill + billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).
To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.
Where this word comes from
From hill + billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).
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