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bumpkinish

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bump⋅kin

1  [buhmp-kin]
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–noun
an awkward, simple rustic; yokel.
Origin:
1560–70; < MD bommekijn little barrel, equiv. to boom beam + -kijn -kin

Related forms:
bump⋅kin⋅ish, bump⋅kin⋅ly, adjective

Synonyms:
clod, boor, hillbilly, hayseed, rube, hick, yahoo.
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Word Origin & History

bumpkin 
"awkward country fellow," 1570, probably from M.Du. bommekijn "little barrel," dim. of boom "tree." Apparently began as a derogatory reference to Dutch people as short and dumpy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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