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Definition of Bumpkin
1. Noun. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
Generic synonyms: Rustic
Derivative terms: Bumpkinly
Definition of Bumpkin
1. n. An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.
Definition of Bumpkin
1. Noun. a clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) a short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bumpkin
1. an unsophisticated rustic [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bumpkin
1. An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout. "Bashful country bumpkins." Origin: 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 man may easily have been compared to such a block of wood; cf. OD. Boomken a little tree. See Boom a pole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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