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Okie
1[ oh-kee ]
noun
- a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
- a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma.
Okie
2[ oh-kee ]
noun
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Okinawa.
adjective
- belonging to the Okinawan people.
Okie
/ ˈəʊkɪ /
noun
- an inhabitant of Oklahoma
- an impoverished migrant farm worker, esp one who left Oklahoma during the Depression of the 1930s to work elsewhere in the US
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Okie1
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Example Sentences
When do you arrive in this favorite land of yours for you Okie junket?
“Okie From Muskogee” made fun of hippies and extolled small-town virtues, but it did it with some tongue in cheek.
"Listen, you guys," Okie pounded his fat finger into Sartan's chest.
Okie took the piece between his fingers, examined it and frowned.
Okie lit out from behind the bar and elbowed his way through the crowd.
Okie, the proprietor, was on duty readying the place for the night shift.
I suppose that is what the one called Okie wishes us to learn.
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