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Dunce vs Bumpkin - What's the difference?

dunce | bumpkin | Related terms |

Dunce is a related term of bumpkin.


As nouns the difference between dunce and bumpkin

is that dunce is one backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt while bumpkin is a yokel.

dunce

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.

    • Derived terms

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    bumpkin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a yokel
  • a clumsy, unsophisticated person;
  • (nautical) a short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay

    • Derived terms

    * country bumpkin * joskin