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bumpkin

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈbʌmp.kɪn/ (also country bumpkin) informal disapproving

Definition

a person from the countryside who is considered to be awkward and stupidThe countryside
(Definition of bumpkin noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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