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yokel

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

yokelnoun

yokels

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

Translations

The city folks often made fun of the yokel for his simple ways.

Горожане часто насмехались над деревенщиной за его простоту.

Additional translations

деревенский житель

Definitions

A person from the countryside who is considered to be unsophisticated or lacking in social graces.

The city dwellers often referred to him as a yokel because of his rural accent and simple mannerisms.

An unsophisticated or gullible person, often regarded with condescension, whether or not they are from the countryside.

Don't be such a yokel; they'll take advantage of you.

Synonyms

country bumpkin

yokeladjective

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate a rustic or unsophisticated quality.

Definitions

Characteristic of rural, unsophisticated people; rustic.

They told yokel jokes in a broad country accent.