Okie

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Okie is an informal term for a resident or native of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Okie canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonym
informal term
appliesTo people born in Oklahoma
people living in Oklahoma
capitalization often capitalized in formal writing
country United States of America
etymology derived from the name of the state Oklahoma
hasCategory Demonyms for people from the United States
Nicknames by region
Oklahoma NERFINISHED
hasPluralForm Okies
historicalConnotation sometimes pejorative during the 1930s migration to California
historicalUsage widely used during the Dust Bowl era
language English
refersTo native of Oklahoma
resident of Oklahoma
register informal
relatedTerm Oklahoman
semanticField identity
regional affiliation
spellingVariant okie
state Oklahoma
topic American regional nicknames
Oklahoma culture
usedAs nickname for Oklahoman
usedIn United States of America
surface form: United States

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