hick

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪk/ Homophone: hic Rhymes: -ɪk === Etymology 1 === From Hick (“pet form of Richard”). ==== Noun ==== hick (plural hicks) (derogatory) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.] Synonyms: boor, country bumpkin, churl, hillbilly, lob, redneck, rustic, yokel; see also Thesaurus:country bumpkin ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Verb ==== hick (third-person singular simple present hicks, present participle hicking, simple past and past participle hicked) To hiccup. ===== Translations ===== === References === “hick” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. == Luxembourgish == === Verb === hick second-person singular imperative of hicken