noun · rare

bumpkin

bump·kin

bumpkin · bumpkins

сойка

джей, сойка, жи

Hinterwäldler, Tölpel, Bauerntölpel

A clumsy, unsophisticated personA clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

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/ˈbʌmpkɪn/

» Mary thinks Tom is a country bumpkin.

Мері вважає, що Том - селюк.

Meaning

3 senses

A 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.

More definitions

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Examples

7 sentences

Mary thinks Tom is a country bumpkin.
Мері вважає, що Том - селюк.
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He started off a country bumpkin.
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Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
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The little bumpkin bought a big pumpkin.
deDer kleine Tölpel kaufte einen großen Kürbis.
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Sometimes I have a feeling that we are a nation of bumpkins.
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Origin

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the Englis

From 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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