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
by Toria March 29, 2004
Bumpkins are residents of the small country town of Portsmouth in Hampshire. They dress like scarecrows and speak with a quaint rural dialect, using Romany words like dinlo and shant. These poor simpletons are also know as carrot crunchers or worzels.
by City Lad July 21, 2008
Having a sexual attraction to clowns.
Some people are into Podophilia, others, Urolagnia ... I, however, am into bumpkinism... because nothing gets me wetter than a birthday clown.
by Nerd514 April 27, 2017
by DirkDiggler91 June 7, 2014
a bumpkin typically lives in a small midwest town, enjoys sitting on porches, speaks 5x slower then the average human being, likes to express their feelings, and usually hold jobs at ace hardware.
by HighClassBusinessWoman June 19, 2009
Someone from a rural area. Carries connotations of backwardness or narrowmindedness. Syn. clodhopper, hayseed, hick, rube, yokel.
Before the age of mass communications, country bumpkins were often amazed by the technologies the saw in cities.
by Sashal March 31, 2004