yokel
nounUK /ˈjəʊ.kəl/
US /ˈjoʊ.kəl/
A yokel is a person from the countryside who seems simple or old-fashioned.
The city tourists laughed at the yokel in overalls, but he knew more about the land than all of them.
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2. A person who is awkward or unsophisticated in social settings.
He felt like a yokel at the fancy dinner, unsure which fork to use.
3. A country dweller, used neutrally to describe rural people.
The old yokel told us stories about the village's history.
4. An insulting term for someone seen as gullible or easily fooled.
The con artist picked the yokel out of the crowd and sold him a fake watch.