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Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly.
Brad Paisley

Meaning of "hillbilly" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HILLBILLY

From hill + Billy (the nickname).
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PRONUNCIATION OF HILLBILLY

hillbilly  [ˈhɪlˌbɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HILLBILLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hillbilly 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 HILLBILLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hillbilly

Hillbilly

Hillbilly is a term for people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas primarily in Appalachia but also parts of the Ozarks in the United States. Due to its strongly stereotypical connotations, the term can be offensive to those Americans of Appalachian heritage.

Definition of hillbilly in the English dictionary

The definition of hillbilly in the dictionary is an unsophisticated person, esp from the mountainous areas in the southeastern US.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HILLBILLY


billy
ˈbɪlɪ
cantabile
kænˈtɑːbɪlɪ
chubbily
ˈtʃʌbɪlɪ
clubbily
ˈklʌbɪlɪ
crabbily
ˈkræbɪlɪ
Cybele
ˈsɪbɪlɪ
flabbily
ˈflæbɪlɪ
grubbily
ˈɡrʌbɪlɪ
loobily
ˈluːbɪlɪ
memorabile
ˌmɛməˈræbɪlɪ
nobbily
ˈnɒbɪlɪ
psychobilly
ˈsaɪkəˌbɪlɪ
rockabilly
ˈrɒkəˌbɪlɪ
scabbily
ˈskæbɪlɪ
scrubbily
ˈskrʌbɪlɪ
shabbily
ˈʃæbɪlɪ
silly-billy
ˌsɪlɪˈbɪlɪ
snobbily
ˈsnɒbɪlɪ
stubbily
ˈstʌbɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HILLBILLY

hill farming
hill mynah
Hill of Tara
hill start
hill station
hill walker
hill walking
Hilla
Hillary
hillbillies
hillbilly music
hillcrest
Hillel
Hiller
hillfolk
hillfort
Hilliard
hilliness
Hillingdon
hillock

WORDS THAT END LIKE HILLBILLY

Bareilly
blue billy
Caerphilly
Chantilly
chilly
dilly
filly
frilly
gilly
hilly
Piccadilly
shrilly
silly
stilly
Tilly
tranquilly
twilly
willy
willy-nilly
willy-willy

Synonyms and antonyms of hillbilly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hillbilly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HILLBILLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

乡巴佬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hillbilly
570 millions of speakers

English

hillbilly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गांव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتخلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деревенщина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hillbilly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অমার্জিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hillbilly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hillbilly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinterwäldler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

田舎者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

촌놈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gunung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người ở miền núi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hillbilly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोंगराळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çiftçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hillbilly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieśniak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

селюк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hillbilly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βουνίσιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hillbilly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hillbilly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hillbilly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hillbilly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HILLBILLY»

The term «hillbilly» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.810 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HILLBILLY» OVER TIME

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

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8 QUOTES WITH «HILLBILLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hillbilly.
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Phil Everly
When we first started recording, it was before rock, so people thought we were hillbilly hicks. That was something we had to deal with; the girls didn't think we were cool, although they did a few years later. We had ducktails and wore peg-leg pants. We looked like rock n' rollers.
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Chris Isaak
There was a misconception about me when I started off because I had my hair greased up and I have some vague resemblance to the hillbilly gene pool that Elvis came from. People would say, 'You want to be Elvis' and I would say, 'No'.
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Loretta Lynn
I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.
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Sunny Mabrey
I think of myself as a Hollywood hillbilly, but I'm sick of all these questions people ask about Alabama. 'Do you have an outhouse?' 'Is there a lot of inbreeding in your family?' They think all Southerners don't have computers and TV sets and that we're all still living in 1862.
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Brad Paisley
Deep down, I'm just a West Virginia hillbilly.
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Iggy Pop
In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music - you know Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards - they didn't get any money at first. They were all broke.
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John Raese
I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.
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Hank Williams
You got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HILLBILLY»

Discover the use of hillbilly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hillbilly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hillbilly : A Cultural History of an American Icon: A ...
In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises of "briar hopper," "brush ape," "ridge runner," and "white trash"-has been viewed by mainstream Americans simultaneously ...
Anthony Harkins Assistant Professor of History Western Kentucky University, 2003
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The Hillbilly to English Translation Dictionary
A complete guide to the Hillbilly language! A must have if traveling down south. A Laugh a minute. Also includes "Favorite Hillbilly Sayings" as well as "Favorite Southern Foods".
Richard Nivens, 2009
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Hillbilly: A Cultural History of an American Icon
In this pioneering work of cultural history, historian Anthony Harkins argues that the hillbilly-in his various guises of "briar hopper," "brush ape," "ridge runner," and "white trash"-has been viewed by mainstream Americans simultaneously ...
Anthony Harkins, 2005
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Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood
" New mothers and those who have struggled with parenthood -- whether or not they dealt with depression -- will find affirmation in this story of triumph, of escape from a difficult legacy, of hope for others, and of the courage to have ...
Adrienne Martini, 2006
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The Hillbilly Bible: John
The Hillbilly Bible is the Gospel of John written in southern dialect.
Stevie Rey, 2008
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Hillbilly Nights
Lane Summers lives in a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
Travis Ramsey, 2009
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Twisted Hillbilly Magazine
Music Review Magazine for Metal,Punk,Death Metal and Gothic Music, This month Five Finger Death Punch, Flyleaf, Tension Head, Stinkweed, Nina Hillbetty of the month
Hillbilly Publications, 2007
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Smile when You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle ...
Sixty years ago, however, it was primarily the music of rural, working-class whites living in the South and was perceived by many Americans as “hillbilly music.” In Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly, Jeffrey J. Lange examines the 1940s ...
Jeffrey J. Lange, 2004
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Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: ...
Exploring an untold history of the New Left, the book shows how these groups helped to redefine community organizing—and transforms the way we think about a pivotal moment in U.S. history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Amy Sonnie, James Tracy, 2011
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Hillbilly to Harvard to Yale
This is his story, told with self-deprecating humor, including brief descriptions of the research, in layman's terms, that earned him international recognition.
Leon Robertson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HILLBILLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hillbilly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rachel Faulkner Talks About Filming 'Ride Along 2' And 'Hillbilly
Rachel Faulkner teased “Ride Along 2” and also recounted what it was like to work on TV's “Hillbilly Horror Show” in an exclusive interview with ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Friends of the BBC will oppose the government's vicious attacks …
As for radio: the choice is between religious programmes, hillbilly music, other types of pop music and National Public Radio. The US public ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Kane County Fair opens with hot weather, rides and bears …
Bands scheduled to play on the Miller Lite Sound Stage include Hi-Infidelity, Hillbilly Rockstarz, The Neverly Brothers and American English. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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'Nobody deserves this:' Hit-and-run victim Charles McGuire always …
McGuire, who also went by "Hillbilly" was born on Oct. 31, 1976, in South Williamson, Kentucky. He moved to the Ypsilanti area around 15 ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Bull riders and demolition derby add excitement to Kane County Fair
Other weekend events include music headliners 80s cover band, Hi Fidelity; country cover band, Hillbilly Rockstarz; and Beatles cover band, ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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BAZAAR LISTINGS 7/16/15: Festival season rolls on in July - Arts …
Entertainment: Friday, Jeanne Zano Band; Saturday, Hillbilly D'Lux; Sunday, John Stevens' Doubleshot. Exaltation of the Holy Cross Big Tent ... «Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
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Island artist turns heads with chainsaw pieces - Whidbey News-Times
“It's like this hillbilly hideout and I look like a friggin' Sasquatch,” Backus said. “There's been more than one time I walked out the gate when ... «Whidbey News-Times, Jul 15»
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Shrine Hillbilly Clan to hold annual corn roast
The Hillbilly Clan holds the annual fundraiser as a sponsor of Shrine Children's Hospital and the Shrine Transportation Fund. The Shrine ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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The Business Ethic behind 'Hillbilly Heroin'
Initially it was physician-prescribed pain killers in West Virginia, Kentucky and southern Ohio. Oxycontin became known as “Hillbilly Heroin”. «Circleville Herald, Jul 15»
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Stereotype or source of pride? 'Hillbilly' dialect makes a comeback in …
A recent influx of education programs and scholarly studies aim to foster a sense of pride, not shame, in Appalachian speech patterns. «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

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