bumpkin
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈbʌmpkɪn/
- Offensive
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paleto
- I was thrilled to join in and laugh at those silly bumpkins, so caught up in the comforts of home.
- a country bumpkin
This I know Disney king, Disney king from country bumpkin to Disney king.
- This I know Disney king, Disney king from country bumpkin to Disney king.
- The boy's country chugokan accent reminds Joji of how he is surrounded by bumpkins.
- Don't be like a country bumpkin who's totally uncultured.
- We found it, these country bumpkins, they don't even lock their doors.
Examples
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And she said he was a bit of a country bumpkin !
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To the rich, it signifies a true peasant, an ignorant country bumpkin who is "stuck to the land."
Academic text (1994) -
Oh, it was, until we changed it to the most country bumpkin name we could come up with.
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Every bumpkin who comes in from the sticks looks exactly as you do now.
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I felt like a country bumpkin beside her.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm not a country bumpkin.
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City folks may snicker and say "bumpkin," but I know better.
Blog text (34) -
"Don't be impertinent with me, you country bumpkin."
Fiction book (1995) -
Don't be like a country bumpkin who's totally uncultured.
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He may seem awkward in fancy restaurants, but he's not just a country bumpkin.
Synonyms
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9.6
A person from the countryside who seems simple and old-fashioned
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9.9
A person from the countryside who is not used to city life
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5.3
A rude person who is seen as having bad manners and used as an insult
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9.6
A person from the countryside who seems uneducated or unaware of city ways
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8.9
A loud rude person who behaves without manners
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9.8
A person from the countryside who seems not used to city life
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8.2
A person from the countryside who is inexperienced with city life
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6.3
A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
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9.9
A person who seems unsophisticated in dress or behaviour, often from working-class suburbs
A foolish or awkward person
A person from the country who is rough, clumsy, and simple
Antonyms
Compounds
How Unsophisticated
- Offensive
17
9.6
- Offensive
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9.6
- Offensive
16
8.9
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5.2
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2.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bumpkin probably grew from the simple parts bump and the little ending -kin, meaning a 'small bump' or 'little one'. That's why bumpkin came to mean a clumsy or unsophisticated person, often someone from the countryside.