hillbilly n : a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: bushwhacker]

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

Synonyms

• hick

Translations

• Finnish: maalaisjuntti

Hillbilly can be a pejorative term referring to people who dwell in remote, rural, mountainous areas usually of the United States. Because of its strongly stereotypical connotations, the term is frequently considered derogatory and is highly offensive to those of Appalachian heritage. However, the term is also often used in celebration of Appalachian heritage such as in the Hillbilly Hot Dog stand photo below.

History

* Hillbilly heroin

• Redneck
• White cracker
• White trash
• Poor White
• Trailer trash
• Yokel
• Cletus Spuckler
• Mountain men
• Daniel Baker College: College Mascot
• Hillbilly armor
• Verona High School (New Jersey) Sports Teams known as The Hillbillys

Notes

References

• Hillbilly, A Cultural History of an American Icon, by Anthony Harkins
• Hillbillyland: What the Movies Did to the Mountains & What the Mountains Did to the Movies, by J.W. Williamson
• Baltimore Psychobilly - Internet radio show featuring hillbilly music

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