rube
rube · rubes
селянин
Hinterwäldler, Hinterwäldlerin
A person of rural heritageA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
/ɹuːb/
» Tom built a Rube Goldberg machine.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, informal)A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
Bauerntölpel, Bauerntrampel
деревенщинаderevenščina
(derogatory)An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
Tölpel, Trottel
простофиляprostofilja, проста́кprosták, недотёпаnedotjópa
More definitions
- a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Examples
3 sentencesTom built a Rube Goldberg machine.
When I moved to New York, everyone I met treated me like a rube.
A couple built a complex Rube Goldberg machine to reveal the gender of their coming baby.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
person of rural heritage; a yokel:
pejorative: uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person of rural heritage; a yokel:
pejorative: uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person:
Origin
Generic use of the name Rube. See hey rube for more.Generic use of the name Rube. See hey rube for more.
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