Okie

See also: okie

English

Etymology

Shortening of Oklahoma, +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.ki/
Rhymes: -əʊki

Noun

Okie (plural Okies)

(US, informal, sometimes derogatory) A person from Oklahoma.
Will Rogers is considered a famous Okie.
- 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, OCLC 43419454:
  One time we broke into an Okie house where everybody was getting ready to go to a funeral.

Synonyms

See also

oukie

Anagrams

Eiko, Ekoi

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