noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a poor, uneducated person from rural swampland areas US, informal

   "“Some had called them a 'swampbilly' because they lived in shanty houseboats,” he said."

Example

More examples

"“Some had called them a 'swampbilly' because they lived in shanty houseboats,” he said."

Etymology

From swamp + billy, modeled on hillbilly.

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