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
At the height of The Apprentice’s popularity, Megan Mullally found herself performing the Green Acres theme tune alongside Trump – clad in full hayseed outfit – as part of an excruciatingly protracted Emmys bit.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2019
Lawrence was also, in Cooksey’s eyes, still very much a hayseed.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
