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hayseed

[hay-seed] / ˈheɪˌsid /


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Old meaning of hick: hayseed, rube, ill-educated person.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

I, on the other hand, remain a philistine and a hayseed.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022

At the height of The Apprentice’s popularity, Megan Mullally found herself performing the Green Acres theme tune alongside Trump – clad in full hayseed outfit – as part of an excruciatingly protracted Emmys bit.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2019

But, for the life of me I can't recall exactly which movie it was and looking at a list doesn't make that task any easier for us hayseed stuffkickers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2017

When we didn’t speak, Aileen hummed so softly and warmly, I thought of the cicadas and the crickets singing at dusk in the dust and hayseed of Uncle Earl’s farm.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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