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Yokel vs Dolt - What's the difference?

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Yokel is a related term of dolt.


In pejorative|lang=en terms the difference between yokel and dolt

is that yokel is (pejorative) an unsophisticated person while dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

As nouns the difference between yokel and dolt

is that yokel is (pejorative) an unsophisticated person while dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

As a verb dolt is

(obsolete) to behave foolishly.

yokel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) An unsophisticated person.
  • A person of rural background.

    • Synonyms

    * boor * bumpkin * joskin * hillbilly (US) * hick

    References

    dolt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • * c. 1603 ,
    • O gull! O dolt ! As ignorant as dirt!
  • * Drayton
    • This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doltish

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
    • (Webster 1913)

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