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yokel

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as in hick
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

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“Yokel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yokel. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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