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bumpkin
bump·kin 1 B0548600 (bŭmp′kĭn, bŭm′-)n. An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
[Perhaps from Flemish boomken, shrub, diminutive of boom, tree; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots or from Middle Dutch bommekijn, diminutive of bomme, barrel.]
bump·kin 2 B0548600 (bŭmp′kĭn, bŭm′-) or boom·kin (bo͞om′-)n. A short spar projecting from the deck of a ship, used to extend a sail or secure a block or stay.
[Probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom, tree; see boom2.]bumpkin (ˈbʌmpkɪn) nan awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin)[C16 (perhaps originally applied to Dutchmen): perhaps from Dutch boomken small tree, or from Middle Dutch boomekijn small barrel, alluding to a short or squat person]
bumpkin (ˈbʌmpkɪn) or bumkinn (Nautical Terms) variant spellings of boomkinbump•kin (ˈbʌmp kɪn)
n. an awkward, simple rustic; yokel. [1560–70; < Middle Dutch bommekijn little barrel =boom beam + -kijn -kin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bumpkin - a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culturechawbacon, hayseed, hick, rube, yahoo, yokelrustic - an unsophisticated country person |
bumpkinnoun yokel, peasant, hick (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), rustic, lout, hillbilly, oaf, country bumpkin, clown, boor, hayseed (U.S. & Canad. informal), clodhopper, lubber unsophisticated country bumpkinsbumpkinnounA clumsy, unsophisticated person:clodhopper, rustic, yokel.Translationsbumpkin (ˈbampkin) noun a clumsy or stupid country person. a country bumpkin. 鄉巴佬 乡巴佬bumpkin
country bumpkinSomeone from a rural area who is therefore not versed in city life or its social norms. Cousin Celia is such a country bumpkin. Last time, she took her shoes off in the middle of a restaurant! Can you dress a little nicer? You look like a country bumpkin in those overalls!See also: bumpkin, countrya country ˈbumpkin/ˈcousin (informal, usually disapproving) a person from the countryside who is not used to towns or cities and seems stupid: He felt a real country bumpkin, sitting in that expensive restaurant, not knowing which cutlery to use.See also: bumpkin, country, cousinbumpkin
Related to bumpkin: Country bumpkinSynonyms for bumpkinnoun yokelSynonyms- yokel
- peasant
- hick
- rustic
- lout
- hillbilly
- oaf
- country bumpkin
- clown
- boor
- hayseed
- clodhopper
- lubber
Synonyms for bumpkinnoun a clumsy, unsophisticated personSynonymsSynonyms for bumpkinnoun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in cultureSynonyms- chawbacon
- hayseed
- hick
- rube
- yahoo
- yokel
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