OKIE


Meaning of OKIE in English

/oh"kee/ , n. Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a migrant worker from Oklahoma, esp. during the Great Depression.

2. a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma.

3. a migrant farm worker.

[ 1930-35; OK(LAHOMA) + -IE ]

/oh"kee/ , Disparaging and Offensive.

n.

1. a native of Okinawa.

adj.

2. belonging to the Okinawan people.

[ 1935-40; OK(INAWA) + -IE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .