Yokel – an uneducated person uninterested in any form of culture and from the countryside

(Pronounced yoh-kuhl)

Note: This can be considered a derogatory term.

To remember the definition of the word yokel, use the following mnemonic:

She'd rather yoke all (yokel) her oxen than go to school. She was therefore uneducated and wasn't interested in anything but working in the countryside.

Examples of yokel in a sentence

My cousin is considered a yokel to people who live in the city, but she has incredible survival skills.

After being called a yokel his whole life, he proved he didn't need formal education to be clever.

I don't care if I'm called a yokel, I love life in the countryside.