yokel
noun
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; a country bumpkin.
yokels
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pluralof yokel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But why don’t the rest of us yokels get schlepped around by private jets when we’re in grave danger?
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2023
Baltz, 42, plays a variety of Midwestern yokels on the improv comedy podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!” — like Randy Snutz, an amalgamation of dudes he grew up around in the far-flung suburbs of Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
They came up in a conversation of bands we were considering and we’re always gonna vote for the local yokels.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
He’s a cautionary tale of what happens to average yokels who fool themselves into thinking they’re ready to take up residence among the sharks.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2019
The British soldier was grinning, and Johnny guessed that he had been put up to this game merely to snare ‘the yokels.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
