1 definition by SF NY
An unsophisticated person. Not very intellegent or interested in culture.
Generally refers to someone living in a rural area.
Bumpkin is a derivative of bum, “the rear end. It may come from either the Middle Dutch word bommekijn, “ a little barrel,” or the Flemish word boomken, “shrub" Such a person may easily have been compared to a block of wood;
Generally refers to someone living in a rural area.
Bumpkin is a derivative of bum, “the rear end. It may come from either the Middle Dutch word bommekijn, “ a little barrel,” or the Flemish word boomken, “shrub" Such a person may easily have been compared to a block of wood;
by SF NY March 30, 2004