Hick
derogatory term for poor, rural, usually white and male, person from the Southern United States
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A hick is a term for an American stereotype, which is also used in Canada to a lesser degree. It is a term for people who live in rural areas, especially on farms and ranches and is usually meant as an insult and considered offensive to most people. It is mostly used to describe people in the south-central United States, including Texas, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.[source?]
Other forms of the word 'hick' are 'redneck', 'yokel', 'hillbilly', and 'hayseed'.[source?]