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(rūb) pronunciation
n. Slang
An unsophisticated country person.

[Probably from Rube, nickname for Reuben.]


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bondeknold

Nederlands (Dutch)
boerenkinkel

Français (French)
n. - complication

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Bauer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) χωριάτης, βλαχαδερό

Italiano (Italian)
contadino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - simplório (m), caipira (m) (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
деревенщина

Español (Spanish)
n. - palurdo, paleto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lantis

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
乡巴佬, 土包子

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鄉巴佬, 土包子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 풋내기, 철부지, 멍텅구리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 男子名
adj. - 田舎の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ريفي أخرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כפרי, המוני‬


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