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   rube

   /ruːb/

   noun

   • 1. a country bumpkin: informal North American "quintessentially rube names"

   Word Origin late 19th century: abbreviation of the given name Reuben.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rubeRube Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Rube is a noun that means an awkward unsophisticated person or a naive inexperienced person. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of rube from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rubeRube - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Rube is an insulting word for a person considered uneducated or uncultured. Your average country bumpkin is also a rube.

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   Rube definition: an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.. See examples of RUBE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to someone as a rube, you consider them stupid and uneducated because they come from the countryside. [ US , informal , disapproval ] He's no rube.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › rube_nrube, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   What does the word rube mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word rube. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English. rube is considered derogatory. See meaning & use. How common is the word rube?

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   Rube is a slang term for an unsophisticated country person, often used in the US and Canada. It may be derived from the name Reuben or from the word rustic. See translations, examples and related words.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRUBE - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you refer to someone as a rube, you consider them stupid and uneducated because they come from the countryside.