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- [yoh-kuh l]
- /ˈyoʊ kəl/
- /ˈjəʊ.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoh-kuh l]
- /ˈyoʊ kəl/
Definitions of yokel word
- noun yokel an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin. 1
- noun yokel An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside. 1
- noun yokel peasant, countrydweller 1
- countable noun yokel If you refer to someone as a yokel, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside. 0
- noun yokel (used chiefly by townspeople) a person who lives in the country, esp one who appears to be simple and old-fashioned 0
- noun yokel a person living in a rural area; rustic; country bumpkin 0
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Origin of yokel
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Yokel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yokel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for yokel
noun yokel
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
- hayseed — grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay.
- peasant — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- country cousin — If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country.
Top questions with yokel
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