yokel

suomi-englanti sanakirja

yokel englannista suomeksi

1. maalaistollo

0. Substantiivi

1. maalaisjuntti, juntti

yokel englanniksi

1. A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.

(syn)

(ux)

2. (RQ:Dickens Oliver Twist) my opinion at once is (..) that this robbery wasn’t done by a yokel―eh, Duff?”“Certainly not,” replied Duff.“And, translating the word yokel, for the benefit of the ladies, I apprehend your meaning to be that this attempt was not made by a countryman?” said Mr. Losberne with a smile.

3. (RQ:Thackeray Vanity Fair) and yokels looking up at the tinselled dancers and poor old rouged tumblers, while the light-fingered folk are operating upon their pockets behind.

4. (RQ:Crane Red Badge of Courage)

5. (RQ:Forester Ship of the Line)

6. (quote-book)

7. 1996, ''Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel'' (song), in: The Simpsons, ''22 Short Films about Springfield'' (S07E21), first aired April 14, 1996

Some folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again some folk'll, like Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel.