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# yokel

noun (plural yokels)

«yokel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who lives in the countryside and is not used to town ways; often said in a slightly unkind way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a simple country man who is surprised by the city or by clever townsfolk

### Examples

- The yokel stared at the tall buildings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/#x1)
- A yokel came to town for the market. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/#x2)
- Some yokels think the city is magic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/#x3)
- The clever cat laughed at the yokel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «yokel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/yokel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«yokel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yokel.html) on Mova free.