noun
- plural of bumpkin; unsophisticated people from rural areas
Usage: often derogatory
Examples
- The city tourists looked down on the locals as mere bumpkins.
- Despite being called bumpkins, the farmers were actually quite knowledgeable about technology.
- The comedy portrayed rural residents as harmless bumpkins.
- She refused to let anyone dismiss her family as country bumpkins.
- The play featured two bumpkins who outwitted the clever city slickers.
- Many successful entrepreneurs started as small-town bumpkins before moving to the city.