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hillbilly
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As a noun, hillbilly means someone who is from the hills. As a verb, it means emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing.
Meanings of hillbilly
6 meaningsnoun
often pejorativeSomeone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
A disparaging term for an unsophisticated personperson
Similar: bushwhacker
verb
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.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).