Yokels Meaning in English

word · lemma: yokel

US

ˈjoʊkɛɫ

YOH-kuhlz

UK

jˈəʊkəlz

YOH-kuhlz

التعريف

'Yokels' is an informal and pejorative term for people from the countryside, suggesting they are unsophisticated or naive.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Highly informal and always pejorative. Often used by city dwellers to stereotype rural people as ignorant or unsophisticated. Using 'yokels' can be offensive; avoid it in polite conversation or writing.

• Spanish: paletos - pueblerinos - campesinos (despectivo)
• Portuguese (BR): caipiras - matutos (pejorativo)
• Portuguese (PT): rústicos - saloios (pejorativo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 乡巴佬 (贬义) - 土包子 (贬义)
• Chinese (Traditional): 鄉巴佬 (貶義) - 土包子 (貶義)
• Hindi: गंवार (अपमानजनक) - देहाती (अपमानजनक)
• Arabic: فلاحون (بمعنى سلبي) - ريفيون (احتقاري)
• Bengali: গেঁয়ো - গ্রাম্য লোক
• Russian: деревенщина - селюк
• Japanese: 田舎者 - 田舎っぺ
• Vietnamese: dân quê (miệt thị) - nhà quê (ẩn ý tiêu cực)
• Korean: 촌놈 - 시골뜨기
• Turkish: köylü (aşağılayıcı) - taşralı (hakaret amaçlı)
• Urdu: دیہاتی (تضحیک آمیز)
• Indonesian: orang desa (merendahkan) - kampungan (jarang, merendahkan)

جمل نموذجية

The city kids laughed at the yokels at the fair.

basic

Some people think all yokels wear overalls and hats.

basic

They called the villagers yokels, which was rude.

basic

The movie makes fun of yokels, but I think it's unfair.

natural

Don't call them yokels just because they're from a small town.

natural

The tourists were mistaken for yokels by the locals.

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