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joskin

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɒs.kɪn/UK/ˈd͡ʒɑs.kɪn/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from boomken
  2. compounded as joskin — “Joss + bumpkin”

Definitions

  1. A yokel, country bumpkin.

    • A Joskin's Vocabulary Of the various Slang Words now in constant use; the whole being a Moving Picture of all the New Moves and Artful Dodges practised at the present day

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