rube

See also Rube, and Rübe

English

Etymology

Generic use of the name Rube.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ro͞ob, IPA: /ruːb/, X-SAMPA: /ru:b/
• Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

rube (plural rubes)

1. A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
2. (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

Quotations

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Translations

person of rural heritage; a yokel

• Finnish: maalainen (fi)
• French: plouc (fr) m

• Russian: деревенщина (ru) (derevenščina)

pejorative: uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person

• Finnish: juntti (fi)

• Russian: простофиля (ru) m (prostofilja), простак (ru) m (prostak), недотёпа (ru) m (nedotjópa)

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Latin

Noun

rube

1. vocative singular of rubus