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An Okie is a person identified with the state of Oklahoma, or their descendants. This connection may be residential, historical or cultural. For most Okies, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Oklahoman.
"Okie" has been historically defined as "a migrant agricultural worker; esp: such a worker from Oklahoma" (Webster's Third New International Dictionary). The term became derogatory in the 1930s when massive migration westward occurred.
a native or resident of Oklahoma; a migrant agricultural worker; especially : one from Oklahoma in the 1930s… See the full definition
Okies: a term for those who migrated from the American Southwest (primarily from Oklahoma) to California. Used with disparaging intent, the term was perceived as insulting, implying the worker was ignorant, poor, and uneducated. Okie Migration: the mass exodus of primarily farming families during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression era.
In the early twentieth century people from Oklahoma were occasionally nicknamed "Okies," a special appellation that seemed a natural shortening of the state's name. With the publication of John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath in 1939, however, "Okie" took on negative connotations.
Okies is a term used to refer to migrants from Oklahoma, particularly during the Great Depression when many were forced to leave their homes due to severe drought and economic hardship. These individuals often headed west to California in search of better opportunities, leading to significant social and economic changes during the interwar period.
1:25. In one sweeping work Steinbeck caused a national sensation in 1939 and in the process defined an Oklahoman. He did so mostly with one word: “Okie.” Is the nickname a derogatory term?
The classic story of "Okie" migration involves those who settled in the San Joaquin Valley. From 1935 to 1940 more than seventy thousand southwesterners migrated to this fertile inland region, hoping for a small plot of their own.
Definition. Okies were a term used to describe impoverished farmers, primarily from Oklahoma, who migrated to California and other states during the Great Depression in search of better living conditions and work opportunities.
Okies is a term that was used to describe Dust Bowl refugees from Oklahoma who migrated to California during the Great Depression in search of jobs and better living conditions.