yokel-like
- adjective
- /ˈjoʊkəl-laɪk/
- Offensive
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paleto
- She gave me a blank, yokel-like stare when I asked about the city's museums.
Examples
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The character is portrayed with a deliberately yokel-like accent and behavior.
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His yokel-like mannerisms made him seem naive and out of place at the formal party.
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His yokel-like mannerisms made him stand out among the sophisticated crowd.
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His yokel-like mannerisms made him seem out of place in the city.
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She wore a yokel-like dress that seemed outdated.
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The film's protagonist had a charmingly yokel-like attitude, which contrasted with the fast-paced city life.
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Despite her yokel-like dress, she expressed opinions that were surprisingly insightful.
Synonyms
Not refined and a bit like a simple country person
Having the manners and clothes of a person from the countryside
Like a place or person from a small town that seems old-fashioned
Antonyms
How Unsophisticated
- Offensive
- Offensive
10
4.7
- Offensive
2
7.5
40
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yokel-like comes from yokel, an informal word for a country person; a helpful way to remember it is to think of a yoke, the farming tool, because the sound links the word to the countryside, so yokel-like means 'like a rural person' or 'unsophisticated'.