Meaning & use
bumpkin
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an unsophisticated person from the countryside, typically regarded as awkward or naive.
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He felt like a country bumpkin the first time he visited the city.
The novel pokes fun at wealthy tourists who assume every villager is a simple bumpkin.
A note on using this word
Almost always used in the phrase "country bumpkin"; it's mildly disparaging, so it's best used carefully or self-deprecatingly.
Words with a similar meaning
yokelhick
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Words with an opposite meaning
sophisticate
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