hillbilly

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Etymology

From hill + billy.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɪlˌbɪli/

Noun

hillbilly (plural hillbillies)

1. (often pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

   Synonyms: hick, Thesaurus:country bumpkin

2. (ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

Translations

• French: péquenaud (derogatory)
• German: Hinterwäldler
• Italian: montanaro, buzzurro
• Portuguese: caipira (Brazil), labrego (Portugal), saloio (Portugal)
• Russian: деревенщина
• Spanish: (slang, regional, Northern Mexico) chúntaro

Translations

• German: Hillbilly
• Italian: sudista
• Russian: хиллбилли

Verb

hillbilly (hillbillies, present participle hillbillying; simple past and past participle hillbillied)

1. To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
2. To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
3. To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.

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