Meaning of Yokel | Babel Free
ˈjəʊ.kəlDefinitions
A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
Equivalents
Examples
“They love⟳ the scenery near their summer home, but have⟳ no desire to mix⟳ with the local yokels.”
““[…] 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⟳.”
“[…] and yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.”
“He eyed the story-teller with unspeakable wonder⟳. His mouth was agape in yokel fashion.”
“"God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take⟳ that grin off your face⟳ and be more careful, or I'll have⟳ you clapped under hatches to sail⟳ with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like⟳ pig iron⟳!"”
“I went to New York and bought myself a secondhand stretch⟳ limousine twenty-eight feet long, calculated to reduce⟳ the most blasé country-club sophisticates to bug-eyed yokels.”
“You may think⟳ that because you live⟳ in Brahmpur you have⟳ seen the world―or more of the world than we poor yokels see⟳. But some of us yokels have⟳ also seen the world―and not just the world of Brahmpur, but of Bombay. […]”
“Some folk'll never eat⟳ a skunk, but then again some folk'll, like⟳ Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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