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- [hey-seed]
- /ˈheɪˌsid/
- /ˈheɪ.siːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hey-seed]
- /ˈheɪˌsid/
Definitions of hayseed word
- noun hayseed grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay. 1
- noun hayseed small bits of the chaff, straw, etc., of hay. 1
- noun hayseed an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel; hick. 1
- noun hayseed Grass seed obtained from hay. 1
- noun hayseed yokel, uncultured person 1
- noun hayseed seeds or fragments of grass or straw 0
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Origin of hayseed
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; hay + seed
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Parts of speech for Hayseed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hayseed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hayseed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hayseed
noun hayseed
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- hillbilly — a term used to refer to a person from a backwoods or other remote area, especially from the mountains of the southern U.S. (sometimes used facetiously).
- hick — an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
Top questions with hayseed
- what is a hayseed?
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