Hicks

See also: hicks

English

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Etymology

From Hick +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪks/
  • Homophone: hicks
  • Rhymes: -ɪks

Proper noun

Hicks (countable and uncountable, plural Hickses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
    • 2020 July 13, Michael Warren, Jeremy Diamond, Ryan Nobles and Fredreka Schouten, “Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said.
  2. A placename:
    1. An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Ohio, United States.

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Proper noun

Hicks

  1. plural of Hick

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