Bumpkin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌmpkɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bumpkin is a noun meaning A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
Meaning
A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
More Meanings
- (nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
- Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.
Example Sentences
They mix with Dancers, who now advance to the front, where a bumpkin, or dance of many interwoven reels, is performed; after which the Bride is led to a seat, and some of her Maidens sit by her.
Since the onset of modernity in the nineteenth century, West Bengalis or ghotis from the Calcutta area, who are generally Hindu, have enjoyed a certain cultural ascendancy within Bengal: they consider themselves more modern, more culturally refined, and more progressive than the bangals, who are dismissed as comparatively backward country bumpkins.
Word Forms
- bumpkins
Synonyms for bumpkin
Depending on context, synonyms include bogan, chawbacon, chuff, churl, clenchpoop, clown.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rube, chawbacon, hick, yokel, yahoo, hayseed.
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