The term is used for white-trash rednecks commonly found in run-down neighbourhoods in the Niagara peninsula of Ontario (Fort Erie and Welland in particular).
In general the word is used as an insult for any dim-witted or moronic individual, with some hillbilly overtones.
Doug always loses a wad at the strip joints. He's such an oaskie that he thinks the peelers are interested in more than his money.
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