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bumpkin

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;
That country Bumpkin just sits on his porch and whittles.
by SF NY March 30, 2004
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bupkis

While some pretentious folks who badmouth people of their own heritage say it means "goat shit," it has become commonly accepted to mean "of little or no value" and multiple Yiddish to English dictionaries confirm this. No 1st generation American I know has used it to mean anything otherwise.
Someone who chooses to insult strangers instead of astutely sharing their knowledge with those who aren't so fortunate to be as perfect as they are may think they are a mensch, but really their words are bupkis.

NOT

Farshtinkener Jews should be fed bupkis straight from the goat's tochas.
by 2nd generation American August 29, 2006
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Cuntry Bumpkin

Like a "Country Bumpkin" but isolates the term to someone of the female gender. Removing the "u" in "country" insinuates the person is not only dumb but a b*tch as well double entendre.

Retarded ignoramus on the real!

Usually seen walking around government buildings with a Celie-type skip in their step while wearing a plastic plant in their hair in a poor attempt to conceal their extreme ghetto ugliness of their physical appearance as it is a reflection of what they are inside. (Celie step: see The Color Purple).
Tie Jo: Girrrl, my feets is so tirred. I can't waits to get home ann eat me sum fried chikin, smash potatoe and gritz.

Me: You's a dum b*tch, ya cuntry bumpkin. I pity the man that married you. I pity the foo, I do!

Shurl: Mmmmhmmmm!!! Mah naymz Shurrrlll!!
by Alejandro Sanz April 29, 2009
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bupkis

after investing and manipulating markets to get all the sheckles i could, i turned up with bupkis! ba kchleghm!!
by Allen January 27, 2004
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Bumpkisaurus

Someone who is hopelessly out-of-date, old fashioned and provincial in attitudes and perspective. Non-urban. Unsophisticated. In danger of unnoticed extinction.
"You have never been to a Tony Roma's restaurant? Wow, you are a bumpkisaurus!
by 4010_gal November 13, 2010
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Saucey Bumpkin

Sauce! , Wow! Saucey Bumpkin! , Did you see Brad? What a saucey bumpkin.
by JackkerFires November 15, 2010
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Diddly Bupkiss

Nada. Zilch. Zero. Aka you came up with nothing at all. Also see "Jack squat" or "diddly squat".
Phylby: "Did you guys get an email on this?"
Beemer: "Nope. We haven't heard diddly bupkiss."
by Havoc325 May 31, 2013
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