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YOKEL
yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon
(noun) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yokel (plural yokels)
(pejorative) An unsophisticated person.
A person of rural background.
Synonyms
• boor
• bumpkin
• joskin
• hillbilly (US)
• hick
• simpleton
• nincompoop
• lubber
• booby
• yahoo
Anagrams
• Lokey, koley, kyloe
Source: Wiktionary
Yo"kel, n. Etym: [Perhaps from an AS. word akin to E. gawk.]
Definition: A country bumpkin. [Eng.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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