RUBE


Meaning of RUBE in English

ˈrüb noun

( -s )

Etymology: from Rube, nickname from the name Reuben

: an awkward unpolished unsophisticated usually gullible rustic ignorant of urban ways

the era of the backwoods rube is gone — Jeff McDermid

jumpin around from one rube town to another — Richard Bissell

Synonyms: see boor

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