Pronunciation change

Noun change

Singular
hillbilly

Plural
hillbillies

  1. A person who lives in the country in an area with many hills, and who has little money. Usually, this means an American from a region called Appalachia or a region called the Ozark Mountains. These people have homes and farms in the valleys between the hills.
    My dad is a hillbilly from eastern Kentucky.
    People often make fun of hillbillies without ever actually knowing one.

Usage Note change

Some people call themselves hillbillies but other people are insulted to be called hillbillies.

Adjective change

Positive
hillbilly

Comparative
more hillbilly

Superlative
most hillbilly

  1. Having to do with hillbillies, or typical of hillbillies.

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