English Explanatory Dictionary

joskin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yokel, country bumpkin.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɒs.kɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɑs.kɪn/

Word forms

joskin joskins

Etymology

Blend of Joss + bumpkin. Compare yokel, from German Jokel < Jakob.

Synonyms

bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hayseed hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel
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