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yokel
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yokel
(noun)
yokel
/
ˈ
joʊkəl/
noun
plural
yokels
yokel
/
ˈ
joʊkəl/
noun
plural
yokels
Britannica Dictionary definition of YOKEL
[
count
]
informal
—
used as an insulting word for a person who lives in a small town or in the country far away from cities and is regarded as stupid
He dismissed his critics as a bunch of
yokels
.
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