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Definition of yokel

yokel

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/
yo · kel
Plural:yokels
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Adjective:yokelish
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• noun

1

An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.

Example

"The city slicker mistakenly assumed the local shopkeeper was just a naive country yokel."

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• Rhymes for yokel

• Nearby Words

yogyakarta
yoke
yoked
yokel
yokkaichi
yokohama
yokosuka

Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the early 19th century, probably derived from English dialect 'yokel' meaning 'green woodpecker,' or borrowed from German 'Jockel,' a diminutive of 'Jakob' used colloquially to mean a country bumpkin.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Yokel. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/yokel
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