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Rube

Scornful carny slang term for a disgruntled mark. Also has a similar use in retail to describe an entitled or an asshole customer. Being a rube is NOT a good thing
Carny no.1- that mark got mad because I wouldn’t give him a freebie!
Carny no.2- what a rube!

Cashier no.1- that lady wouldn’t get off her phone in the checkout lane and then got mad at me and complained because I didn’t scan her groceries in the order she never told me she wanted because she expected me to be a mind reader!
Cashier no.2- what a total rube!
by DiaperPants January 11, 2020
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A conservative, far-right, right-winger, MAGAt/Trump-supporter, or right-wing extremist.
Trump, Vance and Musk were elected and rubes are overjoyed
by techyartsyman52 June 7, 2025
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Social Context Rube

Someone who fails to grasp how the larger overstructure in one's country is designed to reduce his ability to choose freely and explore the realm of possibility, or someone is totally subject and ignorant to what arguments belie the things being said in conversation.
Johnathan seriously thinks he's going to pick his next place to live from a map, after his city's economy has cycled downward due to policy changes. Even moreso, he has no clue what everybody is really doing for money and the utilities for the next two years. Johnathan is an example of a social context rube.

Example II:

John often finds nothing to think about when he enters the dog park because he finds people throwing random words at each other, and looking off into seemingly nowhere. In response, he just sort of sits there and when he talks, he makes footnotes about what people say, while failing to see the assumptions and arguments being put forth. As a consequence, he takes every assumption thrown at him, being ping-ponged back and forth.
by DanZhukovin October 2, 2019
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the best girlfriend i could ever ask for . makes me so happy absolutely gorgeous s
by emily your welcome mint December 15, 2020
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rubed

Wasted. High on Marijuana. The look someone has when they are high, smiling and red eyed. I don't remember if we have homework, I was so rubed in 1st period.
I don't remember if we have homework, I was so rubed in 1st period.
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Rube: insult, meaning uncultured, undereducated rural person. Often spelled Roob by genuine Rubes. Contrary to popular belief, people who use the term Rube or Roob are subconsciously and ironically self identifying.
“Did you see that Rube in cowboy boots at the co-op yesterday? He definitely had dried manure on his boots,” said the turtleneck wearing San Franciscan to a friend. They were on their way home from Barnes and Noble, carefully zigzagging through the tents and human feces that dominated the landscape.
by Rube ix cube August 21, 2019
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girl 1: hey , i heard you got mad game last night!
girl 2: yeah, but he had crazy ass rubes :/ i'm still finding them everywhere!
girl 1: that sucks dude :/
by mozzieblanket May 27, 2017
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