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Meaning of "hick town" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HICK TOWN

hick town  [hɪk taʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HICK TOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hick town is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HICK TOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hick town in the English dictionary

The definition of hick town in the dictionary is an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HICK TOWN


Allentown
ˈælənˌtaʊn
Bridgetown
ˈbrɪdʒˌtaʊn
Charlottetown
ˈʃɑːlətˌtaʊn
Chinatown
ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn
downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊn
Freetown
ˈfriːˌtaʊn
Georgetown
ˈdʒɔːdʒˌtaʊn
Jamestown
ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn
Kingstown
ˈkɪŋzˌtaʊn
midtown
ˈmɪdˌtaʊn
Motown
ˈməʊˌtaʊn
Newtown
ˈnjuːtaʊn
out-of-town
ˌaʊtəvˈtaʊn
Provincetown
ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn
Queenstown
ˈkwiːnzˌtaʊn
small-town
ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊn
town
taʊn
uptown
ˈʌpˈtaʊn
Yorktown
ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn
Youngstown
ˈjʌŋzˌtaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HICK TOWN

hibernization
hibernize
hibiscus
hic
hic jacet
hiccatee
hiccup
hiccupped
hiccupy
hick
hickey
hickish
Hickok
hickories
hickory
Hickox
hickwall
hickymal
hid
hidable

WORDS THAT END LIKE HICK TOWN

boom town
chief town
commuter town
company town
Cookstown
county town
garrison town
ghost town
go to town
home town
man about town
market town
new town
on the town
one-horse town
post town
resort town
shanty town
small town
spa town
twin town

Synonyms and antonyms of hick town in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hick town» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HICK TOWN

Find out the translation of hick town to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hick town from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hick town» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乡下小镇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pueblito
570 millions of speakers

English

hick town
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देहाती शहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلدة هيك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

город деревенщина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caipira cidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিক শহরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ville plouc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bandar hindu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

田舎者の町
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시골뜨기 마을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hick town
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hick thị trấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரம் ஹிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिक टाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kasaba kasaba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

città di provincia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miasto Hick
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

місто селюк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oraș Hick
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόλη χωριάτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hick dorp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hick stad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hick byen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hick town

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HICK TOWN»

The term «hick town» is normally little used and occupies the 109.954 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HICK TOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hick town

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HICK TOWN»

Discover the use of hick town in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hick town and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hick
Tired of going hungry while her parents get drunk and fight, thirteen-year-old Luli, who has just discovered the power of her sexuality, leaves Palmyra, Nebraska, for Las Vegas, Nevada, to find a "sugar daddy," and soon meets two grifters ...
Andrea Portes, 2007
2
Grass Roots
There's one rich man in town who's big in construction and one executive, a retired mine manager who drives down from Estevan for his daily cribbage game in the poolroom. Bienfait is a plain town. "Hick town! Hick town!" says Mrs. Wong ...
Heather Robertson, 1973
3
Narratives of Place, Culture and Identity: Second-Generation ...
Basically, when we say rural, it was a really hick town. We had a guy across the street who raised turkeys and kept a half German Shepard, half wolf on the leash. It was hick. My mother was born and raised in New York City, and because of ...
Anastasia Christou, 2006
4
Sweet Molly Malone's Love Ad
“From that hick town in Iowa,” said Rodrick. “Well, it's not exactly a hick town,” Molly said. “So what if it is a hick town,” Donna said. “At least it's a safe place to live. You don't need six locks on your door like in your New York, Rodrick. And when ...
Jesse W. Thompson
5
Small Forces
I mean, he's just a dumb teacher in a hick town. My dad probably makes three times as much money as he does. He used to take us to the symphony and plays, and he and mom went to all the nightclubs and parties at the country club.
Mike Conver, 2014
6
The Synonym Finder
2. rural, bucolic, country, countrified, small-town, Inf. one-horse, Inf. jerkwater, SI. hick-town, SI. hick; hinterland, backwood or backwoods, backwater; hillbilly, hill- country; rustic, downhome, homegrown, domestic; unsophisticated, unpolished, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
7
City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950
The advice directed at second-generation “Sweet Sixteens” by “Mrs. Grundy of Hick-Town” in 1931 consisted of a long list of prohibitions such as not wearing tight dresses and short skirts, not shaving their eyebrows, not reading trashy ...
Valerie J. Matsumoto, 2014
8
Arizona Dreams
Doesn't take much toturn people to animals, especially in this hick town. WhenI came herefrom LA thirty years ago it wasa hick town, andit's still a hick town.” “ Why do you stay?” “I'mhere forthelifestyle,” he said, dabbing hot sauce on his food ...
Jon Talton, 2012
9
Spade Cooley: A Novel
Now that's a hick town.” “This ain't New York. The Santa Monica Ballroom ain't Carnegie Hall.” “You ain't Jascha Heifetz.” Deuce laughed. That broke Spade's foul mood for a moment, made him remember why he kept Deuce at his side. “ Well ...
Ellen Melinkoff, 2010
10
Love Imagines: Book 6, Sully Point Series
I don't know where anything is in this hick town.” Ben felt Lucretia stiffen beside him. He frowned at Suzanne. “This isn't a hick town. And I'm busy with Lucretia. I won't be able to take you to lunch.” “Come along with me, Suzanne,” William ...
Nicole Smith, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HICK TOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hick town is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Local Reaction to Adams Terror Arrest: Fear, Disbelief, Gratitude …
"I'm shocked but I guess he figured he was going to a hick town and not get caught, but we have pretty good police department, and the FBI I ... «iBerkshires.com, Jul 15»
2
A teenager moves back to traditional territory
To me, were moving to some hick town in the middle of nowhere," said Jang. But that decision to move back to traditional territory kick-started a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Time is on Stones' side for Buffalo show
"This is a hick town," Richards reportedly said at the time. "They were twice as wild in Montreal. They won't get hurt. You were too hard with ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Remember Jungle Habitat? New plans eyed for wild site (PHOTOS …
"Warner Brothers decided 'we're not going to fight this hick town' and pulled out," closing the park but leaving behind many artifacts, Marquardt ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
5
Will it be a Roxas-Duterte team next year?
But Duterte is no ordinary mayor of a hick town. He has made Davao City the ninth safest city in the world, according to an international survey. «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
6
Marolt: Live now, the rest of you life is a summer internship
I have a few friends who have prospered in this beautiful little hick town by starting their own concrete, construction and landscaping companies ... «Aspen Times, Jun 15»
7
The Best From High Country Magazine" />
“West Jefferson wasn't a little hick town like some people may think it was. The Bowies built a big house here. Tam Bowie was one of the ... «High Country Press, Jun 15»
8
Headlong into sport history
... people wondered whether the city could bring off the Olympics, or whether the British, French and Americans would judge it “a hick town”. «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
9
CMA Music Fest Night One: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley Salute Fans
"2015 is the 10 year anniversary of our first single, 'Hick Town,'" Aldean said from the stage with appreciation. "The coolest thing is that not only ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
10
Amalie Arena policies: Fact vs. fiction as Blackhawks visit Tampa Bay
None of your Bleu, Blanc et Rouge butts in our suburban hick town! (Or, not any longer in THIS playoff run! ... Juuuust teasing.) On to the truth. «Second City Hockey, Jun 15»

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