yokel-like

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Adjective yokel-like has 1 sense

yokel-like - stupid and ignorant like proverbial rural inhabitants; "the boy's empty yokel-like expression"
Antonym: smart (indirect, via stupid)

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yokel-like (adjective)
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of a yokel; showing the unsophisticated, rural behavior or appearance of a yokel.

Sample sentences:

She wore a straw hat and had a yokel-like expression on her face.
His attire and awkward mannerisms made him appear yokel-like among the city folk.

yokel-like (noun)
Definition: A person who exhibits the unsophisticated, rural behavior or appearance typically associated with yokels.

Sample sentences:

The tourist's confused look suggested he was a yokel-like.
Among the sophisticated crowd, he felt like a yokel-like outcast.