hillbilly
/ˈhɪlˌbɪli/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of hillbillies or their culture, especially in a rural or unsophisticated way.
- He had a hillbilly accent that was hard for city folks to understand.
- The restaurant served hillbilly cooking, like fried chicken and collard greens.
- They played hillbilly music on the porch all evening.
noun
- A person from a remote, mountainous area, especially in the southern United States, often stereotyped as unsophisticated or rural.
- Some people use the word hillbilly as an insult, but others embrace it as a proud part of their heritage.
- The movie tells the story of a hillbilly who moves to the big city for the first time.
- My grandfather was a hillbilly from the Appalachian Mountains who taught me how to hunt and fish.
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