bumpkin

Meaning

1. A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
2. A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.
3. Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.

Synonyms

yokel

hick

rube

boor

rustic

hayseed

churl

gullible person

clodhopper

peasant

chawbacon

bumkin

simpleton

villager

lout

yahoo

clown

stupid person

person from the country

provincial person

swabber

joskin

pampoen

countryman

dimwit

flat

galoot

gawk

half-wit

hillbilly

loblolly

lummox

monkey

🐒

muggins

nincompoop

palooka

redneck

weenie

gubbins

Hyphenated as

bump‧kin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌmpkɪn/

Etymology

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.