Another word for yokel
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Noun
A clumsy, unsophisticated person
- Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people.
- Lacking the refinement or elegance associated with urban life.
- Charmingly simple or unsophisticated in a manner considered typical of country living.
- A clumsy, coarse person; a bumpkin.
- A big heavy shoe.
- An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
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Another word for yokel
Noun
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- A person from the backwoods or a remote mountain area.
- A person regarded as unsophisticated, gullible, or coarse from having lived in the country:
- Provincial; unsophisticated:
- Grass seed shaken out of hay.
- Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.
- An unsophisticated person from a rural area; a bumpkin.
- An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
- Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people.
- Lacking the refinement or elegance associated with urban life.
- Charmingly simple or unsophisticated in a manner considered typical of country living.
See also:
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