okie
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- noun
- /ˈoʊki/
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para persona de Oklahoma]
- My grandfather is an Okie who moved to California during the Dust Bowl.
- okie from Muskogee
- poor okies
- called an okie
You know, humans are so tribal and I felt this immediate like reason, my tribe, we're Okies, like I will defend her to the death.
- You know, humans are so tribal and I felt this immediate like reason, my tribe, we're Okies, like I will defend her to the death.
- Much respect to you Okies with the southern twang, foul mouths, camel toe and dysfunctional husband.
- When I went there, it was a different set up again because I think me and one next black boy called Okie were the only black people there.
Examples
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What's more, we don't want no more Okies in this town.
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And his dad was born an Okie.
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Oh yeah, I was an Okie for years....
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I'm an American by birth, but an Okie by choice.
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Tell me why you're making me have dinner with an Okie -
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Just a raw-boned Okie girl.
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When I when I hang out with Okies, I start sounding like an Okie.
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Well, what did you expect from an Okie... that can't get from California to Nebraska?
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You don't know what you're talking about, you dumb Okie.
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He's a squat, flat-faced Okie, with curly matted hair and tired grey eyes.
Fiction book (1993)
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Etymology
The word okie was used in the 1930s for people from Oklahoma who moved during the Dust Bowl; it was often used as an insult, so some people find the term 'offensive' while others use it with pride.