English Explanatory Dictionary

rube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
  2. An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Reuben.
  2. A male given name.

Pronunciation

ro͞ob /ɹuːb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rube.wav

Word forms

rube rubes Reub

Etymology

Generic use of the name Rube. See hey rube for more.

Synonyms

bogger bogtrotter boor bucolic bydlo culchie carl churl corncob cornhusker country bumpkin country cousin clodhopper dubbo joskin hayseed hick hob hobnail hog-rubber honyock hunk lob promdi provincial rube rustic woolly back yokel

Derived words

hey rube rubelike rubish
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