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hey rubes

hey rubes is the plural of hey rube.

Meaning of hey rube

Noun

hey rube (plural hey rubes)

  1. A fight between members of a circus and the general public.
    • "I said 'Shut it, Camel! I'm dealing with a situation here.' Walter says. /.'What kind of situation?' says Camel. / "'Jacob's messed up.' / "'What? How? Was there a hey rube?'"2006, Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
  2. (broadly) Any fight or conflict, especially a rowdy and informal one.

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Noun capitalized: hey Rubes

hey Rubes

  1. (plural) plural of hey Rube

Questions about hey rubes

What is hey rubes the plural of?
Hey rubes is the plural of hey rube.
What part of speech is hey rubes?
Hey rubes is a noun.

Words near hey rubes in the dictionary

  1. hey Joe
  2. hey mister
  3. hey pass
  4. hey presto
  5. hey rube
  6. hey rubes
  7. hey there
  8. hey up
  9. hey ya
  10. hey-diddle-diddle
  11. hey-o

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