What is the meaning of hick?

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noun

A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
- synonyms: yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon

adjective

Awkwardly simple and provincial.
- usage: "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists"
- synonyms: bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated

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