bumpkin

See also bumkin

English

Etymology

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), diminutive of boom (“tree”) (compare beam). Compare German Baumke or Bäumchen , meaning the same (German -ke, -chen, Dutch -ken). Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree".

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Noun

bumpkin (plural bumpkins)

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

Derived terms

• country bumpkin
• joskin

Translations

yokel

• Greek: βλάκας (el) (vlákas) m