bumpkin
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
noun
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
Example Sentences
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My self-consciousness about the high number of touring productions persuaded me not to include “Shucked” at the Hollywood Pantages, which lightened the summer with its country bumpkin merriment.
From Los Angeles Times
Adebimpe exclaimed between bites of mushroom tagliatelle, adopting a bumpkin commentator’s voice.
From New York Times
“Shanghai was the place to be. It had the best restaurants, the best nightclubs, the coolest people. I felt like such a country bumpkin, but I learned fast.”
From BBC
According to Taylor in his autobiography, “Private Domain,” Mr. Wagoner took on the persona “of being a bumpkin in the Big City for all it’s worth.”
From New York Times
“People may call me an ignorant bumpkin,” he once said.
From New York Times
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