BUMPKIN


Meaning of BUMPKIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' b ə m(p)-k ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from Dutch bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask

Date: 1570

: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic

– bump · kin · ish \ -k ə -nish \ adjective

– bump · kin · ly \ -k ə n-l ē \ adjective

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