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rube
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[
roob
]
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noun
Informal.
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
Origin:
1895–1900;
generic use of
Rube
; compare earlier use of
Reuben
in same sense
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Rube
/
rub
/
Show Spelled
[
roob
]
Show IPA
noun
a male given
name
, form of
Reuben
.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
rube
(ruːb)
—
n
slang
(
US
), (
Canadian
) an unsophisticated countryman
[C20: probably from the name
Reuben
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
rube
1896, reub, from shortened form of masc. proper name
Reuben
(q.v.), which is attested from 1804 as a conventional type of name for a country man.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Except in the southeastern quadrant of the country, bourbon has been shunned as the drink of the
rube
and the codger.
The audience broke into indulgent laughter, humoring the
rube
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