RUBE

PRONUNCIATION: (roob)

MEANING: noun: An unsophisticated person from a rural area.

ETYMOLOGY: Shortened form of name Reuben. Earliest documented use: 1891. Also see "hey rube."


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RUHE - original name of "All's Quiet on the Western Front" (prior to translation)

(Actually, the name was "Im Westen Nichts Neues." Nice try, doc, but not even close)