hillbilly
English
/hɪlˈbɪ.li/, /ˈhɪlbɪli/
noun
Definitions
- (often) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
- A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.
Etymology
Compound from English hill (hele) + English billy (fellow).
Origin
English
billy
Gloss
fellow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Churchill English
- Edgehill English
- Hiller English
- Telegraph Hill English
- ant-hill English
- anthill English
- billy English
- downhill English
- dunghill English
- foothill English
- forhill English
- hill English
- hill-like English
- hillbillyish English
- hillbillyism English
- hillbillylike English
- hillclimb English
- hillclimber English
- hillclimbing English
- hillcraft English
- hillcrest English
- hiller English
- hillfolk English
- hilling English
- hillish English
- hilllike English
- hillman English
- hillock English
- hillscape English
- hillshade English
- hillside English
- hillslope English
- hillsman English
- hillspeople English
- hillstream English
- hilltop English
- hilltown English
- hilltribe English
- hillwalker English
- hillwalking English
- hillward English
- hillwards English
- hillwash English
- hillwoman English
- hillwort English
- hilly English
- midden-hill English
- molehill English
- moothill English
- muckhill English
- sandhill English
- sandhiller English
- sidehill English
- swampbilly English
- underhill English
- unhill English
- uphill English
- hill Middle English
- hill
- hilly
- billy
- hiller
- unhill
- uphill
- Hiller
- forhill
- hillish
- anthill
- hilltop
- hilling
- hillock
- hillman
- molehill
- dunghill
- Edgehill
- hillward
- hillwash
- muckhill
- hillsman
- sandhill
- hilllike
- foothill
- moothill
- hilltown
- ant-hill
- hillwort
- hillfolk
- downhill
- hillside
- sidehill
- hillwoman
- underhill
- hillcraft
- Churchill
- hillcrest
- hilltribe
- hillclimb
- hillshade
- hillscape
- hillslope
- hillwards
- hill-like
- hillstream
- hillwalker
- swampbilly
- sandhiller
- hillwalking
- hillspeople
- hillclimber
- midden-hill
- hillbillyism
- hillbillyish
- hillclimbing
- hillbillylike
- Telegraph Hill