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local yokel
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A native or inhabitant of a particular locale, as in She's only gone out with local yokels, so she's not used to more sophisticated men . This disparaging rhyming term was first used by troops stationed away from home. [ Slang ; mid-1900s]Discover More
Example Sentences
Don decided to use his own name but pretend to be a local yokel.
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In the dim local yokel mind Paul was a failure, and he knew it.
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