hillbilly

== English == === Etymology === From hill +‎ billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/ === Noun === hillbilly (plural hillbillies) (often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication. Synonyms: hick; see also Thesaurus:country bumpkin (ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Hillbilly → Russian: хи́ллбилли (xíllbilli) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== mountain man redneck === Verb === hillbilly (third-person singular simple present hillbillies, present participle hillbillying, simple past and past participle hillbillied) 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.