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RUBE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rube mean?
• RUBE (noun)
The noun RUBE has 1 sense:
1. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Familiarity information: RUBE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bumpkin; chawbacon; hayseed; hick; rube; yahoo; yokel
Hypernyms ("rube" is a kind of...):
rustic (an unsophisticated country person)
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