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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