noun
bumpkin
BUHMP-kihn
noun
1
An unsophisticated, awkward person from the countryside; a yokel.
"The city folk mocked him as a country bumpkin."
How to Use Bumpkin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA somewhat old-fashioned, unsophisticated country person.
When to use it
Can come across as condescending or mocking.
Common pairings
country bumpkin
Word Forms
bumpkins plural
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Etymology
From Dutch boomken ("shrub, little tree"), related to boom ("tree, big stem").