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bumpkin

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) bumpkin (noun)
  2. 2) bumpkin (noun)
  3. brace bumpkin (noun)
  4. tack bumpkin (noun)

1bump·kin

noun \ˈbəm(p)-kən\

Definition of BUMPKIN

: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic
— bump·kin·ish \-kə-nish\ adjective
— bump·kin·ly \-kən-lē\ adjective

Origin of BUMPKIN

perhaps from Dutch bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask
First Known Use: 1570

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