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hillbilly

[hil-bil-ee] / ˈhɪlˌbɪl i /


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Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

He’s a hillbilly, an elegist, and a Yale Law School graduate.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2025

Mr Walz becomes the second running mate with claimed ancestry from the island in this year's presidential election, after Donald Trump announced 'Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart' JD Vance as his pick for vice-president.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

He falsely introduces himself to his Yale classmates as “a conservative hillbilly from Appalachia.”

From Salon Aug. 13, 2024

It was on the second album, and it was the only slow song they ever did; it sounded almost country, probably from Henry’s brief infatuation with hillbilly punk.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

"It's cool there's a spot for hillbillies like me," says Top.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

The discourse around "hillbillies" shifts according to the country's mood.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2020

“Of course you know we hillbillies need MusiCares too,” Parton said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2019

Li’l Abner Musical Theatre West offers a staged reading of this musical adaptation of the Al Capp comics about the lives of hillbillies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2016

With just 10 days left, few self-described hillbillies in southwest Virginia are undecided.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2012




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