hayseed

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Old meaning of hick: hayseed, rube, ill-educated person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Grey Henson and Ashley D. Kelley as the gleeful Storytellers, Kevin Cahoon as a hayseed philosopher and Caroline Innerbichler as the requisite ingenue all joyfully indulge the cheeky, harmlessly off-color vibe.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

As explained in the film, Marx saw an appealing contradiction in Cavett, the Yale-educated Nebraskan, the erudite hayseed.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

He chose his favored venue of the Aspen Ideas festival, where his transfixing hayseed act has been a perennial marquee attraction.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2020

Lawrence was also, in Cooksey’s eyes, still very much a hayseed.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik