hey rube

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interjection

(used as a call to rally circus or carnival personnel in a fight, especially in a fight with townspeople).

noun

a fight between townspeople and the members of a circus or carnival.

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Origin of hey rube

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby hey rube

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How to use hey rube in a sentence

Everywhere I go, ‘Hey Cartman, you must like Family Guy, right?’
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Hey, whatever keeps those lecherous freaks from sexually assaulting humans is fine by us.
Zebra Finches, Dolphins, Elephants, and More Animals Under the Influence|Bill Schulz|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, last year, she received a call from Anderson: “Hey, do you remember when we met over ten years ago?”
Jena Malone’s Long, Strange Trip From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But hey, maybe anti-regime posters wrote those, this being one place where it is open to being cyber-slimed.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the one hand, these results say: Hey, there is real support for Democrats in the South.
Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Foster, he thought, must certainly be scared of his wife, if he daren't show himself in this little rube town.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
Und you vos go owid on der blains und catch some counterfeiters, hey?
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
And everybody knew about the way Rube used to disappear every now and then during the middle of a season and go fishing.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
Ollie Shreck, Rube's regular catcher, wouldn't sign a contract one season.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
By the way, I've just found out why you was so anxious to get into this house, hey?
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland