yokel
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin.
Origin of yokel
1Other words from yokel
- yo·kel·ish, adjective
Words Nearby yokel
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How to use yokel in a sentence
Yet Mike Huckabee, an authentic by-his-bootstraps populist, was dismissed by the party's actual elite as a country yokel.
Hesitatingly, and like a clumsy yokel, I blurted: I have been wondering whether you cared for the performance I gave?
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaHow can she have cared a hang for Ned, if she's ready to go and marry a yokel, for the sake of a home and respectability?
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithSome yokel writes in the village paper, as Henley had written before, "James's stuff was not worth doing."
Instigations | Ezra PoundThe yokel if he feels inclined for a sleep lies down and takes it just as the dumb creatures do.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David Musgrove
For among the mud-larks he recognises one who, early in the day, offered insult to himself, calling him a “country yokel.”
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for yokel
/ (ˈjəʊkəl) /
derogatory (used chiefly by townspeople) a person who lives in the country, esp one who appears to be simple and old-fashioned
Origin of yokel
1Derived forms of yokel
- yokelish, adjective
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