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Yokel vs. Hayseed — What's the Difference?

Yokel vs. Hayseed — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Yokel and Hayseed

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Yokel

Yokel is one of several derogatory terms referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. The term is of uncertain etymology and is only attributed from the early 19th century.Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple, naïve, and easily deceived, failing to see through false pretenses.

Hayseed

Grass seed shaken out of hay.

Yokel

A rustic; a bumpkin.

Hayseed

Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.

Yokel

(pejorative) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated and/or naive.
They love the scenery near their summer home, but have no desire to mix with the local yokels.
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Hayseed

(Informal) An unsophisticated person from a rural area; a bumpkin.

Yokel

A country bumpkin.

Hayseed

Seeds from grass that has become hay.

Yokel

Not very intelligent or interested in culture

Hayseed

Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.

Hayseed

(countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.

Hayseed

Characteristic of or befitting a hayseed (person); rustic, uncultivated, backwater.

Hayseed

A rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture.

Hayseed

Seed from grass, especially that which falls out of hay.

Hayseed

Not very intelligent or interested in culture

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