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an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
- rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time
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The Words of the Week - 1/31/20
The Words of the Week - 1/31/20
Some of the words that defined the week of January 31, 2020
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“Rube.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rube. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of rube was in 1891
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