yokel
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noun \ˈyō-kəl\Definition of YOKEL
: a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
See Examples of YOKEL
- <a lame comedy about the misadventures of yokels in the big city>
Origin of YOKEL
perhaps from English dialect yokel green woodpecker, of imitative origin
First Known Use: circa 1812
Related to YOKEL
- Synonyms
- bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, cornball, countryman, hayseed, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, hick
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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