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yo·kel

   [yoh-kuhl]
noun
a rustic; a country bumpkin.
Origin:
1805–15; origin uncertain

Related forms
yo·kel·ish, adjective
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yokel (ˈjəʊkəl)
 
—n
derogatory (used chiefly by townspeople) a person who lives in the country, esp one who appears to be simple and old-fashioned
 
[C19: perhaps from dialect yokel green woodpecker, yellowhammer]
 
'yokelish
 
—adj

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yokel
1812, perhaps from dial. Ger. Jokel, disparaging name for a farmer, originally dim. of Jakob. Or perhaps from Eng. yokel, dialectal name for "woodpecker."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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