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YOKEL-LIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does yokel-like mean?
• YOKEL-LIKE (adjective)
The adjective YOKEL-LIKE has 1 sense:
1. stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants
Familiarity information: YOKEL-LIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants
Context example:
the boy's empty yokel-like expression
Similar:
stupid (lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity)
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