Definition of bumpkin
: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic
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Origin and Etymology of bumpkin
perhaps from Dutch bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask
Definition of bumpkin
: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern
Origin and Etymology of bumpkin
probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom tree
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First Known Use: circa 1632
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