"yokelry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈjoʊkəlɹi/ [US] Forms: yokelries [plural]
Etymology: From yokel + -ry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yokel|ry}} yokel + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|-|yokelries}} yokelry (usually uncountable, plural yokelries)
  1. (derogatory) A class of rural, uneducated, or unsophisticated people; rubes; peasants; the hoi polloi. Tags: derogatory, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Collectives Related terms: yokel

Inflected forms

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