1
informal
: a native or resident of Oklahoma
2
informal + sometimes disparaging
: a migrant agricultural worker
especially
: one from Oklahoma in the 1930s
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Lee might have foreseen the appeal of Norris’s peculiar blend of Okie familiarity and hyperbolic badassery before Norris did.
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Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
One local business impacted was Okie Dokies Smokehouse, a fixture in the community since 2007.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
One local business impacted was Okie Dokies Smokehouse, a fixture in the community since 2007.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Okie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Okie. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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