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bumpkin

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌm(p)kɪn/
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Definition of bumpkin

noun

  • an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside:she thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin

Derivatives

bumpkinish

adjective

Origin:

late 16th century: perhaps from Dutch boomken 'little tree' or Middle Dutch bommekijn 'little barrel', used to denote a dumpy person

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