yokel

Example Sentences

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Senate run the following year, Springer referenced a quote by then National Review commentator Jonah Goldberg, who warned of new people brought to the polls by Springer, including “slack-jawed yokels, hicks, weirdos, pervs and whatnots.”

From Seattle Times

And yet, this media myth persists that it's all just an act to win over the "base" of uneducated yokels.

From Salon

They find it hard to fathom why anyone would want to live in a place that films, TV shows and other media have taught them is a cesspool populated only by slack-jawed yokels.

From Washington Post

The only yokels in the hearing room were on the dais.

From Washington Post

Insults use mostly antiquated terms: “ding dong,” “oh, banana oil,” “dumb yokels,” “loser,” “punk.”

From Washington Post