Synonyms of country cousin
28 similar words
Another word for country cousin is bogger. Other synonyms of country cousin are bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo and culchie.
Synonyms and similar words for country cousin
nounAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for...
- bogger Ireland, UKSynonym of boglander: an Irishman, now (Ireland, derogatory) a yokel, an Irishman from the countryside or (sometimes)...
- bogtrotter Ireland
- boor
- bucolic
- bydloSomeone who is backwards, lacking refinement and culture, usually a person of Slavic origin.
- culchie IrelandAn unsophisticated rural person; a rustic or provincial.
- carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
- churlA rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- corncob USA yokel.
- cornhusker USA yokel.
- country bumpkinAn unsophisticated person from the rural area of a particular country.
- clodhopper
- dubbo AustraliaA foolish person.
- joskinA yokel, country bumpkin.
- hayseed USA rustic person; a yokel or bumpkin.
- hickAn awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- honyock US
- hunk USA honyock.
- promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
- provincial
- rube USA person of rural heritage; a yokel.
- rusticAn unsophisticated or uncultured person.
- woolly back UK
- yokelA person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
- hob obsoleteA countryman; a rustic or yokel.
- hobnail obsolete
- hog-rubber obsoleteA coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
- lob obsoleteA country bumpkin; a yokel.
Meaning of country cousin
- noun An acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
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Questions about synonyms of country cousin
- What is another word for country cousin?
- Country cousin has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, culchie, carl and churl.
- What does country cousin mean?
- Country cousin means an acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
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