- Hick
- 1. Aus dem alten deutschen Rufnamen Hiko (hiltja) entstandener Familienname.2. Auf eine entrundete Form von Hück (Hugo) zurückgehender Familienname.
Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen. 2013.
Hick
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Hick — may refer to: *Hick, a term to refer to the stereotype of unsophisticated country peopleurname*Benjamin Hick, (1790 1842), a mechanical engineer *Graeme Hick, (born 1966), an English cricketer *John Hick, (born 1922), a philosopher of religion… … Wikipedia
Hick — ist der Familienname von Jochen Hick (* 1960), deutscher Filmregisseur und produzent John Hick (* 1922), britischer Religionsphilosoph William Edmund Hick (1912–1974), britischer Kognitionswissenschaftler siehe auch Hicks Hicksches Gesetz (auch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hick — adj. 1. rural. Opposite of {urban}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. characteristic of rural people, especially those not knowledgeable about matters outside their locality; as, hick ideas; a hick town. Syn: bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hick — [hık] n AmE informal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Hick, a man s name, from Richard] someone who lives in the countryside, and is thought to be uneducated or stupid >hick adj ▪ hick towns … Dictionary of contemporary English
hick — [ hık ] noun count OFFENSIVE an insulting word for a person who has always lived in the country and does not know about life in the cities ╾ hick adjective: a hick town … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hick — n. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; a hayseed. Syn: yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hick — late 14c., nickname of RICHARD (Cf. Richard). Meaning awkward provincial person was established by 1700 (Cf. RUBE (Cf. rube)); earlier it was the characteristic name of a hosteler, hackneyman, etc. (late 14c.), perhaps via alliteration. The… … Etymology dictionary
hick — [hik] n. [altered < RICHARD1] Informal an awkward, unsophisticated person regarded as typical of rural areas; yokel; hayseed: a contemptuous term adj. Informal of or like a hick or hicks … English World dictionary
hick|y — «HIHK ee», noun, plural hick|ies. = hickey. (Cf. ↑hickey) … Useful english dictionary
hick — bumpkin, yokel, rube, clodhopper, clown, lout, *boor, churl … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hick — [n] rustic backwoodsman/woman, boor, bumpkin, clodhopper, cornfed*, country boy/girl, country cousin*, countryman/woman, farmer, hayseed*, hillbilly, local yokel*, redneck*, rube, rural, yokel*; concept 413 … New thesaurus
