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Synonyms & Antonyms of yokel
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
- a lame comedy about the misadventures of yokels in the big city
Synonyms for yokel
- bumpkin,
- chawbacon,
- churl,
- clodhopper,
- cornball,
- countryman,
- hayseed,
- hick,
- provincial,
- rube,
- rustic
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The first known use of yokel was circa 1819
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