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O⋅kie

  [oh-kee]
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–noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
1. a migrant worker from Oklahoma, esp. during the Great Depression.
2. a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma.
3. a migrant farm worker.
Origin:
1930–35; Ok(lahoma) + -ie

O⋅kie

  [oh-kee] Disparaging and Offensive.
–noun
1. a native of Okinawa.
–adjective
2. belonging to the Okinawan people.
Origin:
1935–40; Ok(inawa) + -ie
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O·kie   (ō'kē)   
n.  

  1. Offensive Slang A migrant farm worker from the south-central United States, especially one seeking work in the West or Southwest during the 1930s and 1940s.

  2. Slang A native or inhabitant of Oklahoma.


[Ok(lahoma) + -ie.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
Okie
Oklahoman
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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