单词 | local yokel |
释义 | > as lemmaslocal yokel local yokel n. colloquial (usually depreciative) a person belonging to a small (esp. rural) community, typically characterized as insular or less educated and sophisticated than city dwellers; cf. yokel n. ΚΠ 1845 Era 16 Mar. 11/2 A very slight sprinkling of local yokels, who said they would keep ‘aw selant’. 1937 Down Beat Feb. 22/4 The local yokels that have coin to spend should patronize the spots in town instead of..scraping their last nickle to..belong to some Country Club. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 Aug. iv. 11/4 The enduring suspicion of some rural hinterlanders is that the Northwest's precious environment..is merely an urban weekend amenity, to be saved from the local yokels by crusading Seattleites. < as lemmas |
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