Associations to the word «Yokel»

Wiktionary

YOKEL, noun. (pejorative) An unsophisticated person.
YOKEL, noun. A person of rural background.

Dictionary definition

YOKEL, noun. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats