Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An awkward, unsophisticated countryman; a ‘hayseed’; a ‘jay.’
  • noun A stage countryman; one who plays on the stage the rôle of an awkward countryman.

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the male given name Reuben.

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  • noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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Examples

  • If your "Litmus Test" for a cadidate is CHEAP Patriotisim like Lapel Flag pins then I am GLAD you did NOT vote for Obama, I'm sure you voted for the Ignorant Palin Rube ...

    President Obama Dave Hurteau 2008

  • The short, stocky Carl ambled up to bat, and I heard him call the Rube something.

    The Redheaded Outfield 1915

  • We've played in the hardest kind of luck all season, except that short trip we called the Rube's Honeymoon.

    The Redheaded Outfield 1915

  • We've played in the hardest kind of luck all season, except that short trip we called the Rube's Honeymoon.

    The Redheaded Outfield Zane Grey 1905

  • The short, stocky Carl ambled up to bat, and I heard him call the Rube something.

    The Redheaded Outfield Zane Grey 1905

  • Mr. George — who changed his name at Rube's urging, as did George's older brother Thomas, to escape the anti-Semitism of that era—was no slouch, either.

    The Rube Under the Bed Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Also, Purdue University holds an annual national competition called the "Rube Goldberg Machine Contest."

    The Rube Under the Bed Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • This is what is called a Rube Goldberg contraption

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Freakin awesome chain reaction video! 2006

  • Presently he stood still, and called Rube to his side.

    Kiddie the Scout Robert Leighton

  • But they were game, and the Rube was the gamest of all.

    The Redheaded Outfield 1915

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