Associations to the word «Hillbilly»

Wiktionary

HILLBILLY, noun. (often pejorative) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
HILLBILLY, noun. A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
HILLBILLY, verb. To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
HILLBILLY, verb. To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
HILLBILLY HEROIN, noun. (slang) oxycodone, an opiate drug
HILLBILLY MUSIC, noun. (obsolete) (to the 1930s) (US) A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.

Dictionary definition

HILLBILLY, noun. A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche