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yokel

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjəʊk^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjoʊkəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yō′kəl)

yo•kel /ˈyoʊkəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

an unsophisticated person;
country bumpkin.

yo•kel (yō′kəl),USA pronunciation n.

a rustic;
a country bumpkin.

origin, originally uncertain 1805–15

yo′kel•ish, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

yokel /ˈjəʊk^əl/ n

derogatory (used chiefly by townspeople) a person who lives in the country, esp one who appears to be unsophisticated

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from dialect yokel green woodpecker, yellowhammer

'yokel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hayseed - boor - bumpkin - clod - clodhopper - farmer - Yahoo - zhlob

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Synonyms: rustic, bumpkin, hick, hillbilly, boor, more...

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