As verbs the difference between hick and hoick
is that hick is to hiccup while hoick is an alternative spelling of lang=en.
As a noun hick
is an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
As a proper noun Hick
is a diminutive=Richard given name.
hick
English
Etymology 1
from Hick, like Rick and Dick short for Richard. compare hillbilly
Noun
(s)
(pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
Synonyms
* boer, boor
* country bumpkin
* churl
* hillbilly
* lob
* rustic
* yokel
Etymology 2
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