prostak — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boor noun A rude, ill-mannered person.
- hick noun An unsophisticated or unfashionable person from the countryside, often used disparagingly.
- oaf noun A clumsy, foolish, or unrefined person.
- rube noun (informal, often derogatory) An unsophisticated or naive person, especially someone from the countryside.
- simple adj Easy to understand or do; not complicated.
- simpleton noun A person who lacks common sense or shows poor judgement; a foolish person.
- yokel noun An unsophisticated or naive person from the countryside, often used dismissively.
Senses
prostak is used for these senses in English:
- boor An uncultured person; a vulgarian.
- hick (pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.]
- oaf (pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
- rube (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
- simple (now, colloquial, euphemism) Feeble-minded; foolish.
- simpleton (informal, pejorative) A simple-minded person lacking common sense.
- yokel (pejorative) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
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