yokelry
A class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated peopleA class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated people; rubes; peasants; the hoi polloi.
US/ˈjoʊkəlɹi/
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, uncountable, usually)A class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated people; rubes; peasants; the hoi polloi.
Origin
From yokel + -ry.From yokel + -ry.
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Forms
plural: yokelries| Singular | yokelry |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedyokel
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable