Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [hil-bil-ee]
- /ˈhɪlˌbɪl i/
- /ˈhɪlˌbɪl.i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hil-bil-ee]
- /ˈhɪlˌbɪl i/
Definitions of hillbilly word
- noun plural 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). 1
- adjective hillbilly of, like, or relating to hillbillies: hillbilly humor. 1
- noun hillbilly Hillbilly is often used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting, implying that a person who lives far away from a town or city lacks culture or education. However, this term is also used in a humorous way without intent to offend, and it is sometimes a positive term of self-reference. 1
- noun hillbilly An unsophisticated country person, associated originally with the remote regions of the Appalachians. 1
- noun hillbilly mountain dweller in southern US 1
- adjective hillbilly from southern US mountain area 1
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Origin of hillbilly
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; hill + Billy
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Parts of speech for Hillbilly
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hillbilly 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".
hillbilly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hillbilly
noun hillbilly
- bumpkin — If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside.
- rube — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
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