Bumpkin

  • 111hillbilly — [n] hayseed backwoodsman/woman, boor*, bumpkin, clodhopper*, country boy/girl, country bumpkin, country cousin*, hick*, rube, rustic, yokel; concept 413 …

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  • 112joskin — ˈjäskə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps from the name Joseph + kin (as in bumpkin) : bumpkin …

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  • 113-kin — suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin). Etymology: from or after MDu. kijn, ken, OHG chin * * * suffix forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin Origin: from Middle Dutch kijn, ken, Middle Low German kīn …

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  • 114lob´ber — lob1 «lob», noun, verb, lobbed, lob|bing. –n. 1. a ball, especially a tennis ball, hit in a high arc, usually to the back of the opponent s court. 2. an artillery shell, rock, or other object shot or thrown in a high arc. 3. a slow underhand… …

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  • 115Chaw — Chaw, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law)… …

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  • 116Chaw bacon — Chaw Chaw, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder.… …

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  • 117Chaw tooth — Chaw Chaw, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [Law] [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) {Chaw tooth}, a grinder.… …

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  • 118Cornball — Corn ball (k[^o]rn b[add]l), n. 1. a {corn ball}. [PJC] 2. a person who is corny; one who is overly sentimental. [informal] [PJC] 3. an unsophisticated person; a country bumpkin. [informal] [PJC] …

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  • 119hayseed — hay seed n. 1. a rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested in culture. Syn: yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, bumpkin, chawbacon. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Seed from grass, especially that… …

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  • 120hick — n. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture; a hayseed. Syn: yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon. [WordNet 1.5] …

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