bumpkin
A clumsy, unsophisticated personA clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
» Mary thinks Tom is a country bumpkin.
Мері вважає, що Том - селюк.
Значення
значень: 3A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Hinterwäldler, Bauerntölpel, Tölpel
A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
- a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Приклади
речень: 7Mary thinks Tom is a country bumpkin.
Мері вважає, що Том - селюк.
He started off a country bumpkin.
Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
The little bumpkin bought a big pumpkin.
deDer kleine Tölpel kaufte einen großen Kürbis.
Sometimes I have a feeling that we are a nation of bumpkins.
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 1
Походження
From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the EnglisFrom Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.
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