The difference between Hick and Yokel

When used as nouns, hick means an awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person, whereas yokel means an unsophisticated person.


Hick is also verb with the meaning: to hiccup.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hick and Yokel

  1. Hick as a noun (pejorative):

    An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.

  1. Hick as a verb:

    to hiccup

  1. Yokel as a noun (pejorative):

    An unsophisticated person.

  2. Yokel as a noun:

    A person of rural background.

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