rube

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈruːb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rub/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅b)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rube /rub/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsa person not used to city ways;
    an unsophisticated person.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rube (ro̅o̅b),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsan unsophisticated person from a rural area;
    hick.
  • 1895–1900; generic use of Rube; compare earlier use of Reuben in same sense

Rube (ro̅o̅b),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name, form of Reuben. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rube / ruːb/
  1. an unsophisticated country person
Etymology: 20th Century: probably from the name Reuben
'rube' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Goldberg - Goldbergian - Rube Goldberg - bumpkin - hey rube - hick - postrubeolar - rubefacient - rubeola - woodruff

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