Arkie
noun
Ar·kie
ˈärkē,
ˈȧkē,
-ki
plural -s
1
informal
: a native or resident of Arkansas
It's always good to welcome back a fellow Arkie who's been away all too long.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 16 May 2012
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 16 May 20122
informal, sometimes disparaging
: an itinerant agricultural worker
especially
: such a worker from Arkansas in the 1930s
In the South the number of sharecroppers farms dropped from 776,278 in 1930 to 541, 291 in 1940. The result was a homeless population, some of whom, known in the folklore of the times as "Okies" and "Arkies," packed up and took off for California. —Mary Beth Norton et al., A People and a Nation, 1988
compare okie
Mary Beth Norton et al., A People and a Nation, 1988 Dictionary Entries Near Arkie
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“Arkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arkie. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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