BUMPKIN


Meaning of BUMPKIN in English

I. ˈbəm(p)-kən noun

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

Date: 1570

: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic

• bump·kin·ish -kə-nish adjective

• bump·kin·ly -kən-lē adjective

II. noun

or bum·kin ˈbəm(p)-kən

Etymology: probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom tree

Date: circa 1632

: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.