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local yokel

local yokel noun: a native or resident of a rural area, often an unsophisticated or naive one.

Noun

local yokel (plural local yokels)

  1. (US, derogatory, informal) A native or resident of a rural area, often an unsophisticated or naive one.

Forms of local yokel

plurallocal yokels

Questions about local yokel

What does local yokel mean?
Local yokel means a native or resident of a rural area, often an unsophisticated or naive one.
What part of speech is local yokel?
Local yokel is a noun.
What is the plural of local yokel?
The plural of local yokel is local yokels.

Words near local yokel in the dictionary

  1. local times
  2. local train
  3. local trains
  4. Local Void
  5. Local Volume
  6. local yokel
  7. local yokels
  8. local-first
  9. locale
  10. locale theory
  11. locale-aware

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