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Rube vs Bumpkin - What's the difference?

rube | bumpkin |

As nouns the difference between rube and bumpkin

is that rube is beet while bumpkin is a yokel.

rube

English

Alternative forms

* Reub

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  • (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "rube")

    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