Another term for a cowboy or a person that has any association to horses. They are usually picked out of a crowd by their cowboy hats, baseball caps and wranglers.

A person from a rural area, most often white. They are afraid to venture into "big cities" and refuse to accept anyone who lives or once lived in a city. They may have heated arguements about Ford vs. Chevy and are willing to die for their auto-maker of choice. They consider Nascar a sport, and if a foreign car wins hell may have just frozen over. They have no tolerance for change or advancement as they are often poorly educated and ignorant. Often times they refer to items as "she" or "them" and speak with an accent.

a person that drinks beer with every meal and has a spitter by there bed.

A word that is rather rude describing white people in the South and Midwest. Just because we don't spend $500 on clothes or drive Porshes doesn't mean that we are inbred, poor, and can't read and write. People should actually meet people from these regions before they write about them.

Poor wilderness dwellers, common in the southern united states, but can sometimes be seen in the remote parts of California. Characteristics: stained clothes, mullet, shotgun, frequently accompanied by bloodhound dogs.

1. a noun; A derogatory term describing or referring to a person from a rural background or community. The noun hick usually describes lower class whites raised in rural areas on trailer parks or hog farms. Generally used more for Midwesterners and people from southern Ontario than Southerners (see: redneck)
General defining characteristics of a hick: Protestant upbringing, usually Baptist; racist and sexist opinions; does not attend collage ; dumber than a post. They often have poor grammar and drive pickup trucks. They care very little for the environment and often do not realize that their livelihood farming, is dependent upon a healthy and stable environment. However they are not solely farmers. In fact most hick's live in rural areas and live off welfare because they are too stupid to know how to farm.
They can usually be identified through the usage of the following words. Y'all, Yous (They fail to recognize that you can be both plural and singular) We's Thems, etc.
Thus they have poor comprehension of vocabulary and basic tenants of the English language.

People that wear plaid.
Chew tobacco.
Listen to country.
Act stupid.
Rock beer guts.
Hunt religiously.
Watch Nascar.
Fail in school.
Missing teeth.
Collect guns.
Live on a strict diet of beef jerkey and sunflower seeds.

These freaks a nature are usually from Wisconsin.