Hillbilly

/ˈhɪlˌbɪli/

Synonyms for "hillbilly" (56 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Noun(4 words)
appalachianappalachian cultureappalachian identitybushwhacker

Strong matches (16)

Noun(4 words)
country music precursorfolk culturehayseedhillbilly music term

Related words (28)

Noun(12 words)
old time music labelpejorative labelprovincialregionalruberuralrural regional identityrusticstereotyped descriptoruncouthwhite rural southerneryokel

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries
art formcultural identitycultural stereotypedemographic groupdescriptive termethnolinguistic labelmusic genrepejorative descriptorpersonregional cultureregional descriptorrustic

More specific

11 entries
AppalachianAppalachian residentOzark residentbackwoodscountry musichickishold time musicregional stereotyperural Southernrural Southernerrural stereotype

Collocations

9 entries
Appalachian hillbillyhillbilly culturehillbilly dialecthillbilly humorhillbilly identityhillbilly literaturehillbilly musichillbilly stereotyperural white Southerner

Inflections

3 entries
hillbilliesmore hillbillymost hillbilly

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Tom is a hillbilly.

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Hillbilly boys laughed at me.

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I'm a hillbilly.

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Mennad looks like a hillbilly.

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