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bumpkin

bump·kin

UK/ˈbʌmpkɪn/ US/ˈbʊmpkɪn/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.

Phrases

  • country bumpkin

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