Bumpkin

  • 21bumpkin — bump|kin [ˈbʌmpkın] n informal someone from the countryside who is considered to be stupid …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22bumpkin — 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

  • 23bumpkin — spar projecting from stern of ship Nautical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 24bumpkin — bump·kin || bÊŒmpkɪn n. peasant, yokel, awkward and unsophisticated person; beam that projects outward from a ship (used to attach sails, wooden planks, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25bumpkin — noun an unsophisticated country person. Derivatives bumpkinish adjective Origin C16: perh. from Du. boomken little tree or MDu. bommekijn little barrel , denoting a dumpy person …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26bumpkin — n. Rustic, peasant, clodpoll, clown, boor, hind, lout, lubber, swain, ploughman, country fellow, chaw bacon (colloq.) …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 27bumpkin — noun (C) informal someone from the countryside who is considered to be stupid …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28bumpkin — bump·kin …

    English syllables

  • 29bumpkin — 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

  • 30bumpkin — I. /ˈbʌmpkən / (say bumpkuhn) noun an awkward, clumsy yokel. {Middle Dutch bommekyn little barrel} II. /ˈbʌmpkən / (say bumpkuhn) noun Nautical a beam or spar projecting outwards from the bow, side, or stern of a ship to extend a sail, secure… …