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- [buhmp-kin]
- /ˈbʌmp kɪn/
- /ˈbʌmp.kɪn/
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- [buhmp-kin]
- /ˈbʌmp kɪn/
Definitions of bumpkin word
- countable noun bumpkin If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside. 3
- noun bumpkin an awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin) 3
- noun bumpkin a short boom projecting from a sailing ship, used as in securing a stay or brace 3
- noun bumpkin an awkward or simple person from the country 3
- noun bumpkin a beam or spar projecting outward from the hull of a vessel, for extending a sail, securing blocks, etc. 1
- noun bumpkin simple country person 1
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Origin of bumpkin
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Middle Dutch bommekijn “little barrel,” equivalent to boom beam + -kijn -kin
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Parts of speech for Bumpkin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bumpkin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bumpkin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bumpkin
noun bumpkin
- rube — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
- lout — an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- clod — A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
- lummox — a clumsy, stupid person.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
Antonyms for bumpkin
noun bumpkin
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
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