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Synonyms of yokel

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Another word for yokel is boor. Other synonyms of yokel are bumpkin, country bumpkin, joskin, hayseed and hillbilly.

Synonyms and similar words for yokel

nounA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.

  • boorA yokel, country bumpkin.
  • bumpkinA clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
  • country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
  • joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
  • hayseedA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
  • hillbillySomeone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or...
  • hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
  • peasantAn uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
  • provincial
  • rubeA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • rusticAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.
  • yahooA rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.
  • bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
  • bogtrotter Ireland
  • bucolic
  • bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
  • culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
  • carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • churlA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  • corncob USA yokel.
  • cornhusker USA yokel.
  • country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
  • clodhopperA peasant or yokel (countryperson).
  • dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
  • honyock USA person (especially a farmer) of relatively recent Central or Eastern European peasant extraction.
  • hunk USA honyock.
  • promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
  • woolly back UK
  • hob obsoleteA countryman; a rustic or yokel.
  • hobnail obsoleteA yokel; a rustic.
  • hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
  • lob obsoleteA country bumpkin; a yokel.

Meaning of yokel

  1. noun A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.

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Questions about synonyms of yokel

What is another word for yokel?
Yokel has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as boor, bumpkin, country bumpkin, joskin, hayseed, hillbilly, hick and peasant.
What does yokel mean?
Yokel means a person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.

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