单词 | bumpkin |
释义 | bumpkin1[ buhmp-kin ] / ˈbʌmp kɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bumpkin ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.an awkward, simple, unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel. Origin of bumpkin11560–70; <Middle Dutch bommekijn “little barrel,” equivalent to boom beam + -kijn -kin SYNONYMS FOR bumpkinclod, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, rube, hick, yahoo. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bumpkin ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bumpkinbump·kin·ish, bump·kin·ly, adjectiveWords nearby bumpkinbumper sticker, bumper-to-bumper, bumph, bumping race, bump into, bumpkin, bumpoff, Bumppo, Natty, bump start, bump stock, bumptious Definition for bumpkin (2 of 2)bumpkin2 [ buhmp-kin ] / ˈbʌmp kɪn / noun Nautical.a beam or spar projecting outward from the hull of a vessel, for extending a sail, securing blocks, etc. Also boom·kin [boom-kin] /ˈbum kɪn/ . Origin of bumpkin2First recorded in 1625–35; from Middle Dutch boomken, equivalent to boom “tree, pole, beam” + -ken, diminutive suffix; see origin at boom2, beam, -kin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bumpkinBritish Dictionary definitions for bumpkin (1 of 2)bumpkin1 / (ˈbʌmpkɪn) / nounan awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin) Word Origin for bumpkinC16 (perhaps originally applied to Dutchmen): perhaps from Dutch boomken small tree, or from Middle Dutch boomekijn small barrel, alluding to a short or squat person British Dictionary definitions for bumpkin (2 of 2)bumpkin2 bumkin/ (ˈbʌmpkɪn) / nounvariant spellings of boomkin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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