The more bashful country bumpkins hung sheepishly back (Washington Irving).
SYNONYM(S): lout, churl, boor, clodhopper.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bump·kin — /ˈbʌmpkən/ noun, pl kins [count] informal : a person who lives in the country far away from cities and who is regarded as stupid country bumpkins … Useful english dictionary
bump — bump; bump·i·ly; bump·i·ness; bump·kin·ly; bump·ol·o·gist; bump·ol·o·gy; bump·om·e·ter; bump·tious; but·ter·bump; bump·er; bump·e·ty; bump·kin; bump·tious·ly; bump·tious·ness; … English syllables
kin — kin·car·dine·shire; kin·chin; kin·cob; kin·dal; kin·der·be·weijs; kin·der·gart·ner; kin·der·hook; kin·dler; kin·dred·less; kin·dred·ness; kin·dred·ship; kin·e·ma; kin·e·mat·ics; kin·e·mat·o·graph; kin·e·ma·tog·ra·phy; kin·e·plas·ty;… … English syllables
bumpkin — bump·kin … English syllables
bumpkinly — bump·kin·ly … English syllables
bumpkin — bump•kin [[t]ˈbʌmp kɪn[/t]] n. an awkward, simple rustic; yokel • Etymology: 1560–70; < MD bommekijn little barrel =boom beam+ kijn kin … From formal English to slang
bumpkin — bump|kin [ˈbʌmpkın] n informal someone from the countryside who is considered to be stupid … Dictionary of contemporary English
bumpkin — bump|kin [ bʌmpkın ] noun count an insulting word for someone who lives in the country. This word is used by people who think that people from the country are not intelligent or educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bumpkin — bumpkin1 bumpkinish, bumpkinly, adj. /bump kin/, n. an awkward, simple rustic; yokel. [1560 70; < MD bommekijn little barrel, equiv. to boom BEAM + kijn KIN] Syn. clod, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, rube, hick, yahoo. bumpkin2 /bump kin/, n. Naut. a… … Universalium
Bumpkin — Bump kin, n. [The same word as bumkin, which Cotgrave defines thus: Bumkin, Fr. chicambault, the luffe block, a long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore sayle and sprit sayle are fastened, when a ship goes by the winde. Hence, a clumsy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
