Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Grass seed shaken out of hay.
- noun Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.
- noun Informal An unsophisticated person from a rural area; a bumpkin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Grass-seed.
- noun The redseed, brit, etc., upon which mackerel, menhaden, and other fish largely feed.
- noun A countryman; austic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture.
- noun Seed from grass, especially that which falls out of hay.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Seeds from grass that has become hay. - noun
Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Etymologies
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Examples
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That was Bubba's darlin 'wife implying that he is some kind of hayseed needing a "gondola" registration.
License Plates 2004
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We now see the reason which prompted Evelyn Verne in associating the young lawyer with "hayseed '" It is only shallow sordid natures as hers can indulge in such meanness, but thank heaven the venom has only a momentary sting, a resting place in proportion to the superficial source whence it springs.
Marguerite Verne Rebecca Agatha Armour
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I jokingly called Salome a "hayseed" when she emerged from her shelter, for her brown hair was sprinkled with wisps of straw.
The Love Story of Abner Stone Edwin Carlile Litsey 1922
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The stranger often took him for a "hayseed," but on further acquaintance opened his mouth in astonishment, for Soc.
Keeping up with Lizzie Irving Bacheller 1904
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We'd originally written the Troy character as more of a hayseed, typical jock type.
Community service: the show that unites Chevy Chase and Childish Gambino 2011
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He arrived in the City of Light in 1844, a hayseed who instantly awed the sophisticates.
For Love of Laissez-Faire James Grant 2011
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Obvioulsy some hayseed like you spends little time in big cities, .. where all nationalities are spoofed.
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This means that some hayseed can put an arrow into anything with a crossbow – which can be a very painful death, if you don't know WHERE to shoot.
Girls Gone Gator Hunting: SC Cheerleader Takes 10-Footer with Crossbow 2009
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Obvioulsy some hayseed like you spends little time in big cities, .. where all nationalities are spoofed.
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This means that some hayseed can put an arrow into anything with a crossbow – which can be a very painful death, if you don't know WHERE to shoot.
Wrap Bait Fillets on Flatfish Plugs to Catch More Salmon and Smallmouth 2009
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