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bumpkin

1 American  
[buhmp-kin] / ˈbʌmp kɪn /

noun

Informal.

  1. an awkward, simple, unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel.

    Synonyms:
    yahoo, hick, rube, hayseed, hillbilly, boor, clod
bumpkin 2 American  
[buhmp-kin] / ˈbʌmp kɪn /
Also boomkin

noun

Nautical.

  1. a beam or spar projecting outward from the hull of a vessel, for extending a sail, securing blocks, etc.

bumpkin 1 British  
/ ˈbʌmpkɪn /

noun

  1. an awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin )

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bumpkin 2 British  
/ ˈbʌmpkɪn /

noun

  1. variant spellings of boomkin

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Other Word Forms

  • bumpkinish adjective
  • bumpkinly adjective

Etymology

Origin of bumpkin1

1560–70; < Middle Dutch bommekijn “little barrel,” equivalent to boom beam + -kijn -kin

Origin of bumpkin2

First recorded in 1625–35; from Middle Dutch boomken, equivalent to boom “tree, pole, beam” + -ken, diminutive suffix; boom 2, beam, -kin

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