n. a technique typically used by law enforcement wherein the wooden baton - traditionally made of wood from the hickory tree - is applied on or about the head and shoulders of a deserving miscreant resisting arrest or otherwise needing a lesson.
COP 1: "Last night, some drunk dude wanted to fight when I went to arrest him. Now he's in the hospital getting his teeth re-aligned."
a school full of sexist, uglyhomophobic, boys and annoying af girls. they're just a bunch of prissy suburban kids who'll never go through anything hard because they have daddy's money
Kyle: you're such a prick. what school do you go to?
Chad: I go to hickory Creekmiddle school Kyle: ohhh that makes sense.
Leapfrogging stalled traffic by exiting a merging construction lane at the last minute, effectively shaving minutes off your drive time. Often framed as an accident; the common reasoning being "I didn't see the merging signs or the hundreds of stalled vehicles waiting their turn," or "I'm a better human being."
I can't be late to my daughter's recital again. Time for the hickory buttscrew.