hicky
9.9
Like a place or person from a small town that seems old-fashioned
- adjective
- /ˈhɪki/
- Offensive
:
paleto
- Well, actually, the sign is sort of hicky.
Examples
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She made a hicky joke about country living that made everyone laugh.
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The decor in the cabin was quite hicky, with plaid curtains and wooden furniture.
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They wore hicky clothes, complete with cowboy boots and denim overalls.
Synonyms
9.1
Having the manners and clothes of a person from the countryside
is the slang form describing that same rural unsophisticated quality
9.9
Showing simple, awkward country manners or dress
is the slang term used for that simple provincial manner
9.9
Like a village in style, simple and not modern
is the more general slang expression rather than a regional term
9.6
A place that is small and not important, like a quiet country town
refers to a person's rural unsophisticated manner rather than a place
Antonyms
How Unsophisticated
Surface Forms
hicky positive
Morphology
Etymology
Hicky comes from the slang word hick, which began as a nickname like Hick for Richard and then became a name for a country person. So a place that is hicky feels 'rural' or 'unsophisticated'.