hick

noun
UK /hɪk/
US /hɪk/

A hick is a person from the countryside who seems simple or old-fashioned.

The city kids teased him and called him a hick.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A sudden jerking breath, like a hiccup.

He gave a little hick and kept talking.

3. Used to describe something old-fashioned or from the countryside.

They laughed at his hick accent.

4. A small, sharp movement or jerk.

The old car moved with a hick and a sputter.