Synonyms for yokel
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Noun
1. Bumpkin
bumpkin, hick, rube informal US CA, boor, country bumpkin informal, rustic, lout, peasant, provincial, bucolic, countryman, hunk US, yahoo, hayseed US, churl, ruraloid, redneck, lubber, clown dated, hog-rubber dated, knuff dated, chawbacon dated
Other
clod hopper, hill-billy, joskin UK, hobnail dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
They love the scenery near their summer home, but have no desire to mix with the local yokels.
Forms
- Plural
- yokels → bumpkins, hicks, rubes, boors…
Example sentences
- rustic The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
- hick The truth is that Tom is not such a hick, buddy.
- bumpkin Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
- boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.
By length
- 4 letters
- hunk1, hick1, rube1, boor1, lout1
- 5 letters
- yahoo2, clown1, churl, knuff
- 6 letters
- rustic2, lubber2, joskin
- 7 letters
- peasant2, redneck2, bucolic3, bumpkin2, hayseed, hobnail2
- 8 letters
- ruraloid
- 9 letters
- chawbacon
- 10 letters
- provincial3, countryman3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yahoo2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bouseux
- Deutsch
- Bauerntrampel