10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOKELISH»
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yokelish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
yokelish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
yokelish. humor. that. is. well-nigh. unbearable. . ." EIKO & KOMA: Devastating
images intensified at BAM. used only sporadically since the Middle Ages, an
unusual use of entrails, your nice, clean, simple ax murder, and the re-
gurgitation of a ...
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The ABC's of That Office Girl
Yokelish. /(YOH-kuhl-ish)/. DEFINITION: Lacking in refinement or grace; uncouth
FIRST IMPRESSION: “Oh, look at the poor thing; she must be going through
some sort of identity crisis. Is she trying a new hairstylist? Maybe her wardrobe is
an ...
Pia Bertone-Gross & Matt Rossini
A yokelish fellow in front kept eyeing the bird on my shoulder. " It's not a real
pigeon, maybe," he said. Of course I ignored him. I produced my last, my trick
handkerchief, and began immediately to make it change colour. "Observe,
observe," I ...
3. rustic, rural, bucolic, bucolical; inurbane, backwoods, provincial, countrified or
countryfied, country-bred, country-born, upcountry, from the sticks, yokelish, SI.
hickish, SI. rube, SI. hayseed; homey, homely, homelike, homish, down-home, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great ...
... would be industrious if occasion arose; a very good rural population, with
somewhat yokelish notions._ Any slight bloodthirsty tendencies that
circumstances and the want of proper restraint have driven them to, are gladly
abandoned ...
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A Gentleman Player: His Adventures on a Secret Mission for ...
But most human life was indoors upon this evening of belated winter ; still and
brown was the landscape. Once, soon after they had passed from Rutlandshire
into Leicestershire, a burst of yokelish laughter struck their ears from among
some ...
Robert Neilson Stephens, 1899
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Stra to Z
1897. Marshall, Pomes. 76. And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob,
Didn't care how much ooftlsh it cost 'em per nob. Yokel, subs. (common). — A
countryman, bumpkin, lout : in contempt. Hence as adj. (or yokelish) = rustic.
1838.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1904
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Sussex gorse: the story of a fight
... would not have taken the peerless Bessie as a gift, and rather pitied the man
who could see anything to love in that bursting figure and broad yokelish face —
then Robert would not only have disbelieved him, but fought him into the bargain.
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Masques and mummers: essays on the theatre of here and now
... of polite raillery, elegant piquancy, dainty, delicious comedy distorted into a
nondescript something suburban, yokelish, bourgeois beyond expression ! It
needed good nerves to resist the temptation to cry out against the insulting
insinuation.
Charles Frederic Nirdlinger, 1899
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The foundations of Japan: notes made during journeys of ...
... the story-tellers was about a yokelish young wrestler and a daimyo. Another
described the woes and suicide of an old-time Court lady. The next day we
started on foot on a seven miles' climb of the volcano. Its lower slopes were
covered with ...
John William Robertson Scott, 1922
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOKELISH»
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yokelish is used in the context of the following news items.
Catwalk becomes catfight on Turkish TV
Kemal Dogulu (jury member): I've never seen such ugly and yokelish talk in my life. Two rich, spoiled girls are vulgarly insulting each other. You compete with ... «Al-Monitor, Jun 15»
10 takeaways from Florida's 2014 election season
The elections of Cheryl Grieb and Viviana Janer suggest Osceolans are tired of that commission's yokelish, act-first-think-later approach to everything from ... «Orlando Sentinel, Nov 14»
Pastor Tries To Save 'Lost Soul' Strippers, Strippers Fight Back With …
It was well past Labor Day, but the Gray Lady couldn't resist one more visit to flyover country. The yokels were so much more yokelish once you got west of ... «Wonkette, Sep 14»
The Chef's Dozen, Chipping Campden – restaurant review
Scallops are served with a duo of purees, one refined gooseberry, one yokelish turnip, and speckled with shaved hazelnut. Improbably, it works. Then "first of the ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»
Review of Cymbeline by Pistachio Choice at the Drayton Theatre
Though I found the descriptions of the Welsh characters a little yokelish for my taste, the performances are otherwise admirable and totally engaging. Although ... «London Theatre Guide - Online, Mar 13»
the antique Buddha scam
This yokelish superstition and self-justification to take the treasure were believable. I thought I was dealing with simpletons, a belief that was reinforced by their ... «South China Morning Post, Sep 12»
No Trivia's Friday Five: History Lessons From K.R.I.T. and Del
When Del's second verse on “Different Guidelines” races through his early career, and he exclaims, “I was basically a misfit,” it's more of a boast than an yokelish ... «SPIN, Jun 12»
The Archers: An everyday story of topical folk
... tea before you go, dear", while the local labourers tended to begin every sentence with "Arrrrh," and finish it with a yokelish, "Look after yeself, me old beauty. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 09»
The Markup on Manning
The Giants, to much fanfare, signed the charmingly yokelish Giants quarterback to a six-year, $97.5 million contract extension last month, which, on its surface, ... «New York Magazine, Sep 09»
Tina Fey: Queen of satire
... critical acclaim showered on 30 Rock and universal appeal of her Sarah Palin impersonation, which perfectly mimics the Alaska governor's yokelish accent, ... «Independent, Oct 08»
