Definitions for ruberub

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rube*rub(n.)

  1. an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.

    Category: Informal

* Informal..

Origin of rube:

1895–1900,Amer.; generic use of the male given name Rube

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon(noun)

    a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

Wiktionary

  1. rube(Noun)

    A person of rural heritage; a yokel.

  2. rube(Noun)

    An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.

  3. Rube(ProperNoun)

    A diminutive of the male given name Reuben.

  4. Origin: Generic use of the name Rube.


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