Hicksville

hicksville English Alternative forms en hicksville Etymology From en hick -s- -ville sense 2. In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname en Hicks -ville. Proper noun ~ s en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Phillips County s/Arkansas. en hamlet/and/CDP town:pref/Oyster Bay co/Nassau County isl/Long Island s/New York. TopoZone: Hicksville, New York en 2007-12-16 Marcelle S. Fischler First the Wedding, Then the Real Show and Razzle-Dazzle Begins w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/fashion/weddings/16field.html Cal Nathan, owner of the New York Fun Factory, an event planner in Hicksville, N.Y. (nyfunfactory.com), said that he, too, has witnessed an uptick in the number of couples using out-of-the-box gimmicks like stilt walkers, celebrity look-alikes, photo booths and minicasinos to make their weddings stand out. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116185924/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/fashion/weddings/16field.html en village co/Defiance County s/Ohio. en ucomm co/Bland County s/Virginia. en North America jocular A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks. See also Thesaurus:remote place References en Places en placeholder terms