Country Living Vocabulary

noun a contemptuous term for a person from a rural area, often implying a lack of sophistication or intelligence

• The farmer spread hayseed in the field to help the crops grow.
• I can always tell when someone is a hayseed by the way they talk about farming.
• That hayseed from the country doesn't know how to handle city life.
• His ideas were considered hayseed by the more sophisticated members of the group.

noun a derogatory term for a clumsy or awkward person, typically used to refer to someone who is unrefined or unsophisticated

• The farmer wore clod-hoppers while working in the fields.
• I can't believe you're wearing those clod-hoppers to the party.
• Check out those clod-hoppers, they look ridiculous!
• His clod-hopper attitude towards the project caused delays.