Rube

Pronunciation: /ruːb/

Definitions of rube

noun a person from a rural area who is considered to be unsophisticated or naive

Example Sentences

A1 The rube was completely clueless about how to navigate the city.

A2 The tourist looked like a rube with their camera hanging around their neck.

B1 The rube fell for the scam and lost all their money.

B2 Despite his appearance as a rube, he was actually quite intelligent.

C1 The sophisticated city dwellers looked down on the rube from the countryside.

C2 The seasoned con artist was able to easily deceive the rube with his smooth talk.

Examples of rube in a Sentence

formal The city slicker took advantage of the rube's naivety in the business deal.

informal Don't be such a rube and fall for that scam!

slang That guy is such a rube, he doesn't know anything about the real world.

figurative She felt like a rube in the big city, surrounded by people who seemed to know everything.

Grammatical Forms of rube

• past tense: rubed
• plural: rubes
• comparative: rubier
• superlative: rubiest
• present tense: rubes
• future tense: will rube
• perfect tense: have rubed
• continuous tense: is rubeing
• singular: rube
• positive degree: rube
• infinitive: to rube
• gerund: rubing
• participle: rubing

Origin and Evolution of rube

First Known Use: 1891 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'rube' originated as a derogatory term used in the United States to describe people from rural areas who were perceived as unsophisticated or naive.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the term 'rube' has evolved from being strictly derogatory to sometimes being used in a more light-hearted or humorous way to refer to someone who is inexperienced or gullible.