HICKSVILLE Definition & Meaning

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hicksville

[ hiks-vil ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.

a backward, provincial place; backwater.

Hicksville

[ hiks-vil ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.

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Origin of hicksville¹

First recorded in 1910–15; hick + ’s ¹ + -ville

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There is no suitable gym on site and it is a four-hour round trip by bus to the training facilities in Cantiague Park in Hicksville.

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A Chuck E. Cheese in Hicksville, N.Y., is one of hundreds of that will say goodbye to its animatronic band.

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“Kids are consuming entertainment differently than they were 10, 20 years ago,” Mr. McKillips said sitting in a booth at the Chuck E. Cheese in Hicksville, N.Y., on Long Island.

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And it is from the Hicksville, New York library.

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State Department; the Sikh Coalition, a Sikh American advocacy group; and Afghan Sikhs in Hicksville to get the entire family of 13 to the U.S.

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