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Rube vs Lube - What's the difference?

rube | lube |

As nouns the difference between rube and lube

is that rube is a person of rural heritage; a yokel while lube is lubricant.

As a proper noun Rube

is a diminutive of the male given name Reuben.

As a verb lube is

to lubricate.

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")

    lube

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) lubricant

    • Derived terms

    * lube job

    Verb

    (lub)
  • (informal) to lubricate

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