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单词 bumpkin
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bumpkin

1
[ buhmp-kin ]
/ ˈbʌmp kɪn /
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noun Informal.

an awkward, simple, unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel.

Origin of bumpkin

1
1560–70; <Middle Dutch bommekijn “little barrel,” equivalent to boom beam + -kijn -kin

SYNONYMS FOR bumpkin

clod, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, rube, hick, yahoo.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bumpkin

bump·kin·ish, bump·kin·ly, adjective

Words nearby bumpkin

bumper 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 bumpkin

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First recorded in 1625–35; from Middle Dutch boomken, equivalent to boom “tree, pole, beam” + -ken, diminutive suffix; see origin at boom2, beam, -kin
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British Dictionary definitions for bumpkin (1 of 2)

bumpkin1
/ (ˈbʌmpkɪn) /

noun

an awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin)

Word Origin for bumpkin

C16 (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) /

noun

variant spellings of boomkin
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