joskin

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English

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Etymology

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After bumpkin (yokel)dialect joss (bump)

Noun

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joskin (plural joskins)

  1. A yokel, country bumpkin.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:country bumpkin
    • 1854, Charles Dickens, chapter 7, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, [], →OCLC:
      — ‘But look at him,’ groaned Mr. Gradgrind. ‘Will any coach—’
      — ‘I don’t mean that he thould go in the comic livery,’ said Sleary. ‘Thay the word, and I’ll make a Jothkin of him, out of the wardrobe, in five minutes.’
      — ‘I don’t understand,’ said Mr. Gradgrind.
      — ‘A Jothkin—a Carter. Make up your mind quick, Thquire. There’ll be beer to feth. I’ve never met with nothing but beer ath’ll ever clean a comic blackamoor.’

Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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jos +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoskin/, [ˈjo̞s̠k̟in]
  • Rhymes: -oskin
  • Syllabification(key): jos‧kin

Conjunction

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joskin

  1. (chiefly in the positive) though, even though, although
    Hän on täysin normaali, joskin totinen lukiolainen.
    He is a completely normal, though serious high school student.

Usage notes

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polarity
pair
positive joskin
negative joskaan

Synonyms

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See also

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