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hayseed
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hay·seed  (hsd)
n.
1. Grass seed shaken out of hay.
2. Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.
3. Slang A bumpkin; a yokel.

hayseed [ˈheɪˌsiːd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) seeds or fragments of grass or straw
2. US and Canadian informal, derogatory a yokel
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hayseed - a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culturehayseed - a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
rustic - an unsophisticated country person
Translations
hayseed [ˈheɪsiːd] N (US) → palurdo/a m/f, paleto/a m/f (Sp)


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