"hickster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hicksters [plural]
Etymology: Blend of hick + hipster Etymology templates: {{blend|en|hick|hipster}} Blend of hick + hipster Head templates: {{en-noun}} hickster (plural hicksters)
  1. A hick who attempts to be hip (that is, to be a hipster).
    Sense id: en-hickster-en-noun-KmIVHH-E Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1960, William Garland Rogers, Mildred Weston, Carnival crossroads: the story of Times Square:",
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