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rube
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
rube
(noun)
Rube Goldberg
(adjective)
rube
/
ˈ
ruːb/
noun
plural
rubes
rube
/
ˈ
ruːb/
noun
plural
rubes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RUBE
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US, informal
:
an uneducated person who is usually from the country
They treated us as if we were a bunch of
rubes
.
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