hicks
n. countablen. people from the countryside who are seen as uneducated or not used to modern city life. You use this word when you want to be a bit rude about someone's simple background.
n. a derogatory term for people from rural areas perceived as unsophisticated, uneducated, or provincial. Usually plural in this sense; carries a strong negative social bias.
He was tired of being treated like one of the local hicks.
The city teenagers laughed at the visitors, calling them hicks because of their thick accents and plain clothes.
The film relies on tired stereotypes, portraying the residents of the small mountain town as narrow-minded hicks who are suspicious of any outsider.
Almost always used in the plural form to refer to a group; carries a derogatory or condescending register.