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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 cultureplay

  Familiarity information: RUBE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUBE (noun)


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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