Tags: Ethnic Group.
An Okie is a resident or native of Oklahoma. Like most terms that disparage specific groups it was applied by the dominant cultural group. It is derived from the name of the state similar to Texan or Tex for someone from Texas or Arkie or Arkansawyer for a native of Arkansas.In the 1930s in California the term (often used in contempt) came to refer to very poor migrants from Oklahoma (and nearby states).
