hayseed

hayseed

An unsophisticated person, particularly from a rural place; a bumpkin. When I knew John, he was a total hayseed, but I guess he's converted to city life now.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hayseed

n. a farmer; a rustic character, usually a male. I’m not just some hayseed fresh off the farm.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • honyock
  • bamma
  • cornbread
  • country bumpkin
  • bumpkin
  • a country bumpkin/cousin
  • stick
  • the sticks
  • megadork
  • turnip
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Poverty in late Middle English literature; the Meene and the Riche