Bumpkin
noun
An unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
He felt like a bumpkin among these sophisticated urbanites.
Often appears as...
- country bumpkin
- unsophisticated bumpkin
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside.
He felt like a bumpkin among these sophisticated urbanites.
Often appears as...
- country bumpkin
- unsophisticated bumpkin
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Stereotype
Bumpkin often reflects a stereotype and might offend. Use carefully.
He didn't want to be labeled as a bumpkin just because he grew up on a farm.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Speech
Bumpkin is informal and more common in spoken language than in formal writing.
During casual conversation, someone joked he was a bumpkin for not using a smartphone.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term can be derogatory, implying a lack of intelligence or culture.
The city folks viewed him as a simple bumpkin, although he was quite clever.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Stereotype
Bumpkin often reflects a stereotype and might offend. Use carefully.
He didn't want to be labeled as a bumpkin just because he grew up on a farm.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Speech
Bumpkin is informal and more common in spoken language than in formal writing.
During casual conversation, someone joked he was a bumpkin for not using a smartphone.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term can be derogatory, implying a lack of intelligence or culture.
The city folks viewed him as a simple bumpkin, although he was quite clever.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Stereotype
Bumpkin often reflects a stereotype and might offend. Use carefully.
He didn't want to be labeled as a bumpkin just because he grew up on a farm.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Speech
Bumpkin is informal and more common in spoken language than in formal writing.
During casual conversation, someone joked he was a bumpkin for not using a smartphone.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
The term can be derogatory, implying a lack of intelligence or culture.
The city folks viewed him as a simple bumpkin, although he was quite clever.
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This Clown Philosopher...
longest time it was considered relatively common so clowning has always been very much a art form of the street Shakespeare ultimately came up with the word clown in trying to describe a country bumpkin character or a simpler
Video examples
This Clown Philosopher...
longest time it was considered relatively common so clowning has always been very much a art form of the street Shakespeare ultimately came up with the word clown in trying to describe a country bumpkin character or a simpler
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Quote examples
Chris Tarrant
English Celebrity
My grandad was the most wonderful man. He was a bit like me. He was basically a country bumpkin but he did well; he became managing director of quite a successful company but all he really wanted to do was to come home, put his disgusting old trampy clothes on and go for walks across the country.
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Sally Field
American Actress
Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.
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Amybeth McNulty
Irish Actress
I live in the middle of nowhere. I'm a country bumpkin in Ireland, in Donegal, and to go from that to Toronto, huge city, massive buildings just stretching so tall.
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Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
Earlier, there were only two hairstyles. If the hero had a fringe, he was village bumpkin. If he slicked his hair back, he was an urban sophisticate.
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Cass Elliot
American Musician
I was just a bumpkin. Just a country bumpkin. I had just come to New York from Virginia. Or was it Baltimore?
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Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
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Roy Clark
American Entertainer
I was the token bumpkin. It became, 'Let's get that Clark guy. He's easy to get along with.
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Agnetha Faltskog
Swedish Musician
I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl.
Quote examples
Chris Tarrant
English Celebrity
My grandad was the most wonderful man. He was a bit like me. He was basically a country bumpkin but he did well; he became managing director of quite a successful company but all he really wanted to do was to come home, put his disgusting old trampy clothes on and go for walks across the country.
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Sally Field
American Actress
Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.
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Amybeth McNulty
Irish Actress
I live in the middle of nowhere. I'm a country bumpkin in Ireland, in Donegal, and to go from that to Toronto, huge city, massive buildings just stretching so tall.
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Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
Earlier, there were only two hairstyles. If the hero had a fringe, he was village bumpkin. If he slicked his hair back, he was an urban sophisticate.
Quote examples
Cass Elliot
American Musician
I was just a bumpkin. Just a country bumpkin. I had just come to New York from Virginia. Or was it Baltimore?
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Ming-Na Wen
Chinese Actress
When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
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Roy Clark
American Entertainer
I was the token bumpkin. It became, 'Let's get that Clark guy. He's easy to get along with.
Quote examples
Agnetha Faltskog
Swedish Musician
I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl.
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