hillbilly (redirected from hillbillies)

hill·bil·ly  (hlbl)

n. pl. hill·bil·lies Informal

A person from the backwoods or a remote mountain area.

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[hill + Billy, a nickname for William.]

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hillbilly [ˈhɪlˌbɪlɪ]

n pl -lies

1. Usually disparaging an unsophisticated person, esp from the mountainous areas in the southeastern US

2. (Music / Pop Music) another name for country and western

[from hill + Billy (the nickname)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hillbilly - a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person bushwhacker rustic - an unsophisticated country person

Translations

hillbilly [ˈhɪlˈbɪlɪ] (US)

A. N → rústico/a m/f montañés/esa (pej) → palurdo/a m/f

B. CPD hillbilly music N → música f country

hillbilly [ˈhɪlbɪli] n (pejorative) → péquenaud m
hill farm n → ferme f de montagne

hillbilly (US inf)

n → Hinterwäldler(in) m(f) (pej); (female also) → Landpomeranze f (inf)

adj → hinterwäldlerisch (pej); hillbilly music → Hillbilly no art, → Hillbillymusik f

hillbilly [ˈhɪlˌbɪlɪ] n (Am) → montanaro del sud degli Stati Uniti (pej) → zotico/a

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hillbilly [ˈhɪlˌbɪlɪ] n (Am) → montanaro del sud degli Stati Uniti (pej) → zotico/a