hayseed
Example Sentences
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Old meaning of hick: hayseed, rube, ill-educated person.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
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
I, on the other hand, remain a philistine and a hayseed.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 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
