Yokel vs. Hayseed — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Yokel and Hayseed
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Definitions
Yokel
Yokel is one of several derogatory terms referring to the stereotype of unsophisticated country people. The term is of uncertain etymology and is only attributed from the early 19th century.Yokels are depicted as straightforward, simple, naïve, and easily deceived, failing to see through false pretenses.
Hayseed
Grass seed shaken out of hay.
Yokel
A rustic; a bumpkin.
Hayseed
Pieces of chaff or straw that fall from hay.
Yokel
(pejorative) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated and/or naive.
They love the scenery near their summer home, but have no desire to mix with the local yokels.
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Hayseed
(Informal) An unsophisticated person from a rural area; a bumpkin.
Yokel
A country bumpkin.
Hayseed
Seeds from grass that has become hay.
Yokel
Not very intelligent or interested in culture
Hayseed
Cruft from bits of hay that sticks to clothing, etc.
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Hayseed
(countable) A rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
Hayseed
Characteristic of or befitting a hayseed (person); rustic, uncultivated, backwater.
Hayseed
A rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture.
Hayseed
Seed from grass, especially that which falls out of hay.
Hayseed
Not very intelligent or interested in culture