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).
of, like, or relating to hillbillies: hillbilly humor.
Origin of hillbilly
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How to use hillbilly in a sentence
A manservant can become an accounts man, a hillbilly a blue-blooded Manhattan prince.
In rural Appalachia, the drug is sometimes referred to as “hillbilly heroin.”
‘Oxyana’ Documentary at Tribeca Exposes the OxyContin Epidemic | Marlow Stern | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe takeaway from Buckwild could be the strong bond of youthful friendship—a hillbilly version of us against the world.
‘Duck Dynasty,’ ‘Buckwild,’ ‘Honey Boo Boo,’ and the 99 Percent | Tricia Romano | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBlankenship likes to portray himself as a rogue local mine operator with tough-guy hillbilly antics.
The radio in the car was yangling with hillbilly songs, the only thing you can pick up in Ohio, but I didn't care.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
Nobody had any money except the hillbilly and he went home for the three days and really lived it up.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonObviously a hillbilly, he carried a carbine as though it were a part of him.
Trading Jeff and his Dog | James Arthur KjelgaardJeff, who knew that it's as easy to trade a hillbilly out of his hand as to separate him from his rifle, continued to work calmly.
Trading Jeff and his Dog | James Arthur KjelgaardHe rolled his big white eyes at me: "What in the name of Uncle hillbilly air you up to then?"
Adventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty | Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
British Dictionary definitions for hillbilly
/ (ˈhɪlˌbɪlɪ) /
usually derogatory an unsophisticated person, esp from the mountainous areas in the southeastern US
another name for country and western
Origin of hillbilly
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