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Synonyms of rube

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Another word for rube is bogger. Other synonyms of rube are bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo and culchie.

Synonyms and similar words for rube

nounA person of rural heritage; a yokel.

  • 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.
  • country cousinAn acquaintance from the countryside, who is regarded by city dwellers as being poorly adapted for city life.
  • 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 USA person who is foolish, stupid, oafish, wild, impetuous, or stubborn.
  • hunk USA honyock.
  • promdiSomeone from the provinces; a hillbilly.
  • provincial
  • 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 rube

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

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Questions about synonyms of rube

What is another word for rube?
Rube has 28 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bogger, bogtrotter, boor, bucolic, bydlo, culchie, carl and churl.
What does rube mean?
Rube means a person of rural heritage; a yokel.

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