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单词 bumpkin
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bumpkinnoun [ C ]

uk/ˈbʌmp.kɪn/us/ˈbʌmp.kɪn/also country bumpkin informal disapproving

a person from the countryside who is considered to be awkward and stupid

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Towns & regions: the countryside

  • backcountry
  • beauty spot
  • bucolic
  • countrified
  • country
  • countryman
  • countryside
  • countrywoman
  • hillbilly
  • hinterland
  • land
  • out-of-town
  • redneck
  • rural
  • rustic
  • stick
  • the backwoods
  • the boondocks
  • wild
  • yokel

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Examples from literature

  • But the young gallant introduced to-night into the world she lived in was no bumpkin, and was a dandy of the town. 
  • Curiosity as to the place was at its utmost stretch, but our ignorant bumpkin could tell nothing about it. 
  • His manner towards me was that of a man of the world who is kindly disposed towards a country bumpkin. 
  • It's the kind of house that is becoming rare, and the bumpkin farmer and his family don't value antiquities. 
  • Then turning impatiently to the persons gathered around: "Does it require all of you, standing there like gaping bumpkins, to tighten my girth? 
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