Ruburbs 

A contraction for Rural-Suburbs. A place that is too far away from a city to be suburban, but is densely pocketed with McMansions and SUVs so that it is not fully Rural either. Formerly known as farm land.

Denise now has a 60 minute commute to work each way since she moved out to the Ruburbs.

Ruburbs by dtmwp February 7, 2007

ruburb 

(Noun) Not quite rural and not quite suburb. Like the lovely little place known as Snelgrove.

"Welcome to my ruburban home"

ruburb by A.B. June 6, 2005

Ruburbia 

A suburban area very close to a rural area. A ruburban area is characteristically defined by a drag of road in which there are gas stations and fast food places and then you turn the corner and there are corn fields and farm animals.

I went to ruburbia for a wedding this weekend. Where is ruburbia? York, PA, of course!

Ruburbia by Ruburbanite August 11, 2009

rururbs 

a geographic area that was rural but has been encroached upon by housing developments, bringing with it a larger population and limited "suburban" amenities

We live in the rururbs in that new housing development, just across the state line, left at the dairy farm, and across from the strip mall.

rururbs by Peninsula San June 6, 2014

Ruburban 

(Adj.) A lifestyle in which we see fields of corn from our windows, and not the neighbors, but we can still grab an artisanal coffee on the way to work. And after work we can go out to a fancy dinner, but we never do.

Jodie: I dropped the kids off for a play date at Pig N’ Play, grabbed a Green Tea Latte, and now I’m heading back home and cruising by fields and ponds with not a soul in sight.
Gregg: You are so ruburban.

Ruburban by Elena Chantal July 24, 2021

ruburb 

Small, boring towns with a farms, very little to do, but still a lot of houses and people; A town that isn't really suburban or rural.

Person 1:"Dude- aren't there tons of farms where your from?"

Ruburbian:"Yeah, but it's still a ruburb."

ruburb by CupcakeNinja October 23, 2008