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rube

rube [ roob ] (plural rubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term for somebody who is regarded as naive or unsophisticated, especially somebody from a rural area who is not used to city ways ( slang )

[Late 19th century. Shortening of the forename Reuben]
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