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Adjective
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One is a sick herb; the other is a hick Serb.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
18 Nov. 2021 -
Rimac moved to Germany at age 2 and then to an independent Croatia in his early teens, where he was teased for his hick Bosnian accent.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Its twanging guitars and pounding drums scan as countrified classic rock, but every element seems muffled, as if emanating from an iPhone lost in a couch.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 July 2025
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Riverfront Stage: Georgia native Gavin Adcock (June 5, 3:10 p.m.) is a hard-living countrified rock favorite gaining in streaming renown.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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These dessert bars are sweet and buttery, the kind of down-home dessert that disappears really quick.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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While coarse checked plaid is often used in more rustic situations, the princess's midi-dress can only be described as elegant.—
Katharina Fuchs,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Each of the 11 original guest cabins was redesigned with a seamless mix of modern and rustic furnishings.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Hickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hickish. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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