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hicks

Hicks
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hiks]
    • /hɪks/
    • /hɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hiks]
    • /hɪks/

Definitions of hicks word

  • noun hicks an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube. 1
  • adjective hicks pertaining to or characteristic of hicks: hick ideas. 1
  • adjective hicks located in a rural or culturally unsophisticated area: a hick town. 1
  • noun hicks Plural form of hick. 1
  • noun hicks plural of hick. 0

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Origin of hicks

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; after Hick, familiar form of Richard

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hicks

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hicks popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hicks usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hicks

noun hicks

  • boors — a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
  • clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
  • farmers — Plural form of farmer.
  • hayseeds — Plural form of hayseed.

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