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Word: Yokel
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: perhaps figuratively from dialect yokel ‘green woodpecker’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjəʊkl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.
Short Definition:uneducated and unsophisticated person from countryside
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