okie
Speech parts
1. okie - Noun
2. okie - Interjection
Meaning
Okie (plural Okies)
(US, informal, sometimes derogatory) A person from Oklahoma.
Will Rogers is considered a famous Okie.
okie
(informal) Alternative form of OK
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I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.
When an Okie moves to California, he raises the IQ of both states.
Soon censorship will become a luxury of the past. When I recently spoke to an okie connected with the censor board about why 'Mad Max' wasn't banned, his reply was that the youth of today must get used to violence as that will soon be their way of life! It's a sobering thought.
American exodus: The dust bowl migration and Okie culture in California (Oxford University Press, 1989) * Lassieur, Allison.
His cover of Chinga Chavin 's "Asshole from El Paso ", a parody of Merle Haggard 's " Okie from Muskogee " is, perhaps, his most famous song.
On the other hand, I was expecting Gill to deliver more of a good-time set with “Okie,” but the one who turned in his most meditative album to date.