Tom is a yokel.
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Yokel
/ˈjoʊ.kəl/
Synonyms for "yokel" (123 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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6 entriescomic yokelcountry bumpkinregional stereotyperural simpletonrural tropetragic yokel
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6 entriescountry bumpkinlocal yokelprovincial attituderural simpletonsmall town yokelyokel stereotype
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9 total sentences available.
They love the scenery near their summer home, but have no desire to mix with the local yokels.
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“[…] my opinion at once is […] that this [robbery] wasn’t done by a yokel―eh, Duff?” “Certainly not,” replied Duff. “And, translating the word yokel, for the benefit of the ladies, I apprehend your meaning to be that this attempt was not made by a countryman?” said Mr. Losberne with a smile.
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[…] and yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.
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