The difference between Hick and Hillbilly
When used as nouns, hick means an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person, whereas hillbilly means someone who is from the hills.
When used as verbs, hick means to hiccup, whereas hillbilly means to emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hick and Hillbilly
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Hick as a noun (pejorative):
An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
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Hick as a verb:
to hiccup
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Hillbilly as a noun (often, _, pejorative):
Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
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Hillbilly as a noun:
A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
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Hillbilly as a verb:
To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
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Hillbilly as a verb:
To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
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Hillbilly as a verb:
To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.