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Yokel is one of several derogatory terms referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. The term is of uncertain etymology and is only attested from the early 19th century on. Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple, naïve, and easily deceived, failing to see through false pretenses.
noun [ C ] usually humorous uk / ˈjəʊ.k ə l / us / ˈjoʊ.k ə l / Add to word list. a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous: He plays the country yokel in the butter ad. Sinónimos. bumpkin informal disapproving. hick US informal disapproving.
noun [ C ] usually humorous uk / ˈjəʊ.k ə l / us / ˈjoʊ.k ə l /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous: He plays the country yokel in the butter ad. Synonyms.
noun [ C ] usually humorous uk / ˈjəʊ.k ə l / us / ˈjoʊ.k ə l / a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous: He plays the country yokel in the butter ad. Sinónimos. bumpkin informal disapproving. hick US informal disapproving. Comparar.
yokel. noun. /ˈjəʊkl/. /ˈjəʊkl/. (usually disapproving, often humorous) if you call a person a yokel, you are saying that they do not have much education or understanding of modern life, because they come from the countryside. Word Origin.
Yokel is a disparaging name for someone from a small town or the countryside. To call someone a yokel is to imply that they are unsophisticated, uneducated, and probably dim-witted.
If you refer to someone as a yokel, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside. [ disapproval ] Sinónimos: peasant [ informal ] , hick [ informal , mainly US , Canadian ] , rustic , countryman Más sinónimos de yokel
