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''Hick'' (also '''''country hick''''' or '''''country bumpkin''''') is a Derogatory term for a person from a Rural area. Popular Etymology says the term derives from the nickname "Old Hickory" for Andrew Jackson , one of the first Presidents of the United States to come from rural hard-scrabble roots. This nickname suggested that Jackson was tough and enduring like an old Hickory tree. Jackson was particularly admired by the residents of remote and mountainous areas of the United States, people who would come to be known as "hicks." The '' Oxford English Dictionary '' says it was "by-form" of the personal name Richard (like Dick) and Hob (like Bob) for Robert. "Hicks" have sometimes been seen, and often been portrayed in popular media, as easy marks for sophisticated urbanites. However, at times this can be turned to the advantage of an apparent hick who is more sophisticated than he appears, which is a frequent basis for a Confidence Game operation. Like the Hillbilly stereotype of the United States Hicks are considered to have low IQ . There is no conclusive Scientific evidence for this. IQ tests are developed by town dwellers and test for skills which town dwellers are likely to have. {Link without Title} A famous usage of the term comes from the 1942 film '' Yankee Doodle Dandy '' which features the '' Variety '' headline "STIX NIX HIX PIX", which was a story about how Movies portraying rural-dwellers as hicks were, unsurprisingly, unpopular in such areas ("the sticks"). Stereotype s of hicks in the popular mind are often derived from such motion pictures as '' The Egg And I '', featuring the first screen appearance of the hick characters Ma And Pa Kettle . '' The Beverly Hillbillies '' were Television hicks, although many feel that they, particularly Granny, often in the final analysis got the better of their nemesis, Mrs. Drysdale, and were more mentally stable than the repressed and effete Miss Jane Hathaway, Bank er Drysdale's secretary. Some people complain that "hicks" continue as almost the only group that can be ridiculed and stereotyped with impunity. Former NBA player Larry Bird often describes himself, with pride, as "A hick from French Lick "; which, of course, is a reference to the fact that he is an unpretentious, humble man from the small town of French Lick, Indiana . SEE ALSO REFERENCE |
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