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Rube vs Rubelike - What's the difference?

rube | rubelike |

As a noun rube

is beet.

As an adjective rubelike is

resembling or characteristic of a rube (unsophisticated person or yokel).

rube

English

Alternative forms

* Reub

Noun

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

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    * (English Citations of "rube")

    rubelike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a rube (unsophisticated person or yokel).
  • * 2005 , Tom Morrisey, Dark Fathom
    • ...and she stood and took it in, aware that she was gawking like a tourist, chin lifted in rubelike awe, and caring not one iota.
  • * 2005 , F Paul Pacult, A double scotch: how Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet became global icons
    • Feeling that their “hairy-kneed,” tartan-wearing, rubelike Highland competitors were being given unfair advantage...