bumpkin
n.
"awkward country fellow," 1560s, probably from Middle Dutch bommekijn "little barrel," diminutive of boom "tree" (see beam, n.). Apparently, though itself Dutch, it began as a derogatory reference to Dutch people as short and dumpy.
| 词汇 | bumpkin |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary bumpkin n. "awkward country fellow," 1560s, probably from Middle Dutch bommekijn "little barrel," diminutive of boom "tree" (see beam, n.). Apparently, though itself Dutch, it began as a derogatory reference to Dutch people as short and dumpy. |
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