What is another word for yokel?
Pronunciation:
[ jˈə͡ʊkə͡l], [ jˈəʊkəl], [ j_ˈəʊ_k_əl]
Synonyms for Yokel:
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n.
• bumpkin • bungler- blockhead ,
- blunder-head ,
- bonehead ,
- botcher ,
- bumbler ,
- bungler ,
- butter-fingers ,
- clod ,
- clodhopper ,
- dolt ,
- fumbler ,
- goof ,
- oaf .
Other synonyms:
- village .
- rustic .
Other relevant words:
• lout
- boor .
- Awkward squad ,
- Blunderhead ,
- Carl ,
- Carle ,
- Clodhopping ,
- Gomer ,
- Gowk ,
- Inurbane ,
- Juke ,
- Looby ,
- Mucker ,
- Ryot ,
- Sawney ,
- Slubberdegullion ,
- Unsophisticate ,
- ability ,
- arriviste ,
- babbitt ,
- babe ,
- backwoods person ,
- backwoodsman ,
- ball ,
- blunderer ,
- bog-trotter ,
- bollock ,
- boorish ,
- bounder ,
- bourgeois ,
- bucolic ,
- buffoon ,
- bumpkin ,
- bunch ,
- cad ,
- chawbacon ,
- child ,
- chuff ,
- chunk ,
- churlish ,
- cloddish ,
- clodpole ,
- clot ,
- clownish ,
- clump ,
- clunk ,
- clustering ,
- cornball ,
- countrified ,
- country person ,
- country-bred ,
- cub ,
- curmudgeon ,
- dove ,
- dupe ,
- farmer ,
- fellah ,
- flat ,
- gaffer ,
- galoot ,
- gamin ,
- gawk ,
- gawky ,
- glebe ,
- groundling ,
- guttersnipe ,
- hay ,
- hayseed ,
- hick ,
- hind ,
- hobnail ,
- hobnailed ,
- hooligan ,
- ill-bred fellow ,
- infant ,
- innocent ,
- jerk ,
- kern ,
- klutz ,
- lamb ,
- longshoreman ,
- loon ,
- lout ,
- loutish ,
- lubber ,
- lummox ,
- lump ,
- lumpen ,
- lumpish ,
- lunkhead ,
- mossback ,
- mountaineer ,
- muff ,
- naif ,
- noble savage ,
- out-of-towner ,
- parvenu ,
- peasant ,
- philistine ,
- plowboy ,
- plowman ,
- put ,
- redneck ,
- ribald ,
- rough ,
- roughneck ,
- rowdy ,
- rube ,
- ruffian ,
- rural ,
- serf ,
- simple soul ,
- slob ,
- slouch ,
- swab ,
- swain ,
- tike ,
- tyke ,
- uncouth ,
- uncultivated ,
- uncultured ,
- underling ,
- unpolished ,
- unrefined ,
- up-country ,
- upstart ,
- villain ,
- villein ,
- vulgarian ,
- yahoo ,
- yokelish .
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How to use "Yokel" in context?
When Americans think of country people, they likely think of yokels. These are people who live in the country, in a small town, or in a rural area. These are people who are not educated, and most likely do not have a lot of money. They are likely to be farmers, or people who work on the farm. They are also likely to be religious, and they are not likely to be too proud. They are likely to be friendly, and they are likely to be proud of their country.
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