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yokelism

yokelism noun: the habits of yokels.

Noun

yokelism (countable and uncountable, plural yokelisms)

  1. (uncountable) The habits of yokels.
  2. (countable) A phrase or behaviour typical of yokels.

Forms of yokelism

pluralyokelisms

Origin of yokelism

From yokel + -ism.

Questions about yokelism

What does yokelism mean?
Yokelism means the habits of yokels.
What part of speech is yokelism?
Yokelism is a noun.
What is the plural of yokelism?
The plural of yokelism is yokelisms.

Words near yokelism in the dictionary

  1. yokelessness
  2. yokelet
  3. yokelets
  4. yokelish
  5. yokelishness
  6. yokelism
  7. yokelisms
  8. yokelries
  9. yokelry
  10. yokels
  11. yokemate

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