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单词 bumpkin
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bumpkin

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noun (1)

bump·​kin ˈbəm(p)-kən How to pronounce bumpkin (audio)
: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic
bumpkinish
ˈbəm(p)-kə-nish How to pronounce bumpkin (audio)
adjective
bumpkinly
ˈbəm(p)-kən-lē How to pronounce bumpkin (audio)
adjective

bumpkin

2 of 2

noun (2)

bump·​kin ˈbəm(p)-kən How to pronounce bumpkin (audio)
variants or bumkin
: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • chawbacon
  • churl
  • clodhopper
  • cornball
  • countryman
  • hayseed
  • hick
  • provincial
  • rube
  • rustic
  • yokel
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from Dutch bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask

Noun (2)

probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom tree

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1570, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1613, in the meaning defined above

bumpkin

noun

as in hick
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country the bumpkin was overwhelmed by the city's confusing subway system

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hick
  • rube
  • yokel
  • hayseed
  • peasant
  • rustic
  • provincial
  • clown
  • cornball
  • mountaineer
  • clodhopper
  • boor
  • greenhorn
  • countryman
  • tenderfoot
  • oaf
  • churl
  • lout
  • chawbacon
  • backwoodsman
  • gawk
  • peon
  • clod

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cosmopolitan
  • sophisticate
  • cosmopolite
  • suburbanite
  • slicker
  • smoothie
  • metropolitan
  • urbanite
  • smoothy
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