Rube
noun, Informal.
1.
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Reuben.
noun
1.
Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
2.
Reuben Lucius (“Rube”) 1883–1970, U.S. cartoonist, whose work often depicts deviously complex and impractical inventions.
noun
1.
(US & Canadian, slang) an unsophisticated countryman
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