Okie

[oh-kee] /ˈoʊ ki/
noun, Slang: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
2.
a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma.
Origin
1930-35; Ok(lahoma) + -ie
Usage note
In historical contexts, Okie is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting, implying that the migrant worker is homeless, poor, ignorant, and uneducated. But as a nickname for an Oklahoman, Okie is sometimes appropriated as a positive term of self-reference.

Okie

[oh-kee] /ˈoʊ ki/
noun
1.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Okinawa.
adjective
2.
belonging to the Okinawan people.
Origin
1935-40; Ok(inawa) + -ie
British Dictionary definitions for Okie

Okie

/ˈəʊkɪ/
noun (US, slang, sometimes offensive)
1.
an inhabitant of Oklahoma
2.
an impoverished migrant farm worker, esp one who left Oklahoma during the Depression of the 1930s to work elsewhere in the US
Word Origin and History for Okie

"migrant agricultural worker," especially one driven from farms in Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl, 1938, short for U.S. state of Oklahoma.

"Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-bitch." [John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath," 1939]

Slang definitions & phrases for Okie

Okie 1

noun
  1. A migratory worker, esp one in the 1930s who had to leave home because of dust storms; arky
  2. A native or resident of Oklahoma; sooner (1935+)

Okie 2

noun

A native or resident of Okinawa (WWII armed forces)


Related Abbreviations for Okie

Okie

Oklahoman