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Bookmark or Share- Rube Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic. 2. : a naive or inexperienced person. Synonyms. bumpkin. chawbacon. churl. clodhopper. cornball. countryman. hayseed. hick. provincial. rustic. yokel. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of rube in a Sentence.
- RUBE - 90 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge Englishadjective. These are words and phrases related to rube. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. YAHOO. Synonyms. yokel. hayseed. hick. groundling. yahoo. boor. vulgarian. churl. lout. barbarian. know-nothing. ignoramus. redneck. ruffian. Neanderthal. slob. dullard. dope. dunce. buffoon. clown. Slang. dimwit. Slang. bozo. Slang.
- RUBE definition in American English | Collins English DictionaryDefinition of 'rube' Word Frequency. rube. (rub ) Word forms: rubes plural. countable noun. If you refer to someone as a rube, you consider them stupid and uneducated because they come from the countryside. [US, informal, disapproval] He's no rube. He's a very smart guy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
- RUBES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for RUBES: hayseeds, hicks, peasants, yokels, bumpkins, clowns, rustics, provincials; Antonyms of RUBES: sophisticates, cosmopolitans, suburbanites, slickers, urbanites, cosmopolites, smoothies, metropolitans
- RUBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionarynoun. US and Canadian slang. an unsophisticated country person. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C20: probably from the name Reuben. Word Frequency. rube in American English. (rub ) US. noun. Slang. a person from a rural region who lacks polish and sophistication; rustic.
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