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Meaning of Herkimer Jerkimer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A yokel; a country bumpkin.

New-York-City, dated, derogatory, slang

Examples

“Herkimer Jerkimer, a fool, a rustic, is a "jerk from Herkimer," an impossibly remote place. This jerk was, presumably, from his upstate hometown of Herkimer, New York, ZIP code 13350.”
“A 'Herkimer Jerkimer?' Why, that's a local yokel, you rube.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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