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Definition of hick
hick 
noun
- a person from a rural area.
Missouri is full of hicks.
- See more words with the same meaning: rural dweller.
Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 01 2001.
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