Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-kee]
- /ˈoʊ ki/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [oh-kee]
- /ˈoʊ ki/
Definitions of okie word
- noun okie a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Okinawa. 1
- adjective okie belonging to the Okinawan people. 1
- noun okie an inhabitant of Oklahoma 0
- noun okie an impoverished migrant farm worker, esp one who left Oklahoma during the Depression of the 1930s to work elsewhere in the US 0
- noun okie a migratory agricultural worker, esp. one who migrated west from Oklahoma or other areas of the Great Plains because of drought, farm foreclosure, etc., in the late 1930s 0
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Origin of okie
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; Ok(lahoma) + -ie
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Okie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
okie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
okie usage trend in Literature
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