"hayseed" meaning in English

See hayseed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈheɪˌsid/ [General-American] Forms: more hayseed [comparative], most hayseed [superlative]
Etymology: From hay + seed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hay|seed}} hay + seed Head templates: {{en-adj}} hayseed (comparative more hayseed, superlative most hayseed)
  1. Characteristic of or befitting a hayseed (person); rustic, uncultivated, backwater.
    Sense id: en-hayseed-en-adj-4ld17aTG

Noun

IPA: /ˈheɪˌsid/ [General-American] Forms: hayseeds [plural]
Etymology: From hay + seed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hay|seed}} hay + seed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hayseed (countable and uncountable, plural hayseeds)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Seeds from grass that has become hay. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (seeds): heinänsiemen (Finnish), pór féir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-hayseed-en-noun-OOuAqUqz Disambiguation of 'seeds': 86 13 2
  2. (countable, uncountable) Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (cruft): heinänsiemen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-hayseed-en-noun-CIrCcfJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 73 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 12 76 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 11 80 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 8 86 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 11 57 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 14 58 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 11 78 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 5 11 83 1 Disambiguation of 'cruft': 6 92 1
  3. (countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin. Tags: countable Synonyms: country bumpkin Translations (rustic person): heinähattu (Finnish), petrō [masculine] (Latin), Dommabua [masculine] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-hayseed-en-noun-eCT~sbC2 Disambiguation of 'rustic person': 1 0 98

Inflected forms

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