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hicklib

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɪkˌlɪb

Definitions

A country dweller with liberal or progressive views.

US, slang

Examples

“I have⟳ written about the woke yokel, a.k.a. “hicklib,” phenomenon in my previous reporting on Southwestern Pennsylvania politics.”
“Republicans’ knock⟳ on Walz echoes a trope that has taken hold⟳ in the fringier parts of the conservative internet in recent years: the so-called “hicklib,” a derogatory term used by some online conservatives to refer⟳ to a certain type⟳ of rural progressive.”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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