bumpkin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

from either Flemish boomken, "shrub, little tree", diminutive of boom, "tree" (cf. German Baum, PIE bheu-) or from Middle Dutch bommekijn, "little tree", diminutive of bomme, "tree , barrel". Both can be compared to German Baumke or Baumchen (de), meaning the same as the other two (German -ke, -chen, Flemish -ken). Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned "Baum", "boom", and "bomme" in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree".

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[edit] Noun

bumpkin

1. a clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel
2. (nautical) a short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay