Paleto in english
Hick
pronunciation: hɪk part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hɪk part of speech: noun
In gestures




paleto1 = churl ; rube ; hick ; redneck ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Example: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.Example: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.Example: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Example: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Example: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.Example: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.Example: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.Example: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.Example: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.paleto2 = tacky ; tawdry ; sleazy ; tat.
Example: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.Example: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.Example: My first reaction was disgust that anyone would resort to such sleazy behavior.Example: All done gradually rather than all at once, and I have slowly replaced the cheap tat wardrobe with fewer things of better quality.