If being a bumpkin were his only fault, one could excuse his ignorance. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Conservative prof. chides Bush’s management style.] Reference
"Look, you think I'm some kind of bumpkin fool, don't you?". From Wordnik.com. [Lucifer's Hammer]
The term "bumpkin" is of Dutch origin, taken from the word. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886.] Reference
That "bumpkin" became one of the greatest presidents of the 20th century. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
He paused before Miss Conklin, and gave her "bumpkin," adding, by way of explanation, "a rude country fellow.". From Wordnik.com. [Elder Conklin] Reference
He was a bumpkin when it came to national affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
Thy meagre love-tale, bumpkin, though shouldst tell. From Wordnik.com. [Theocritus, translated into English Verse] Reference
Who dreamed what subtle strains our bumpkin wrought?. From Wordnik.com. [Theocritus, translated into English Verse] Reference
Of course I have to travel with the country bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [badger Diary Entry] Reference
"It is a mill," said an attorney, to quiz the bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828] Reference
You came from the countryside, you are a country bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [CLOSING ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE 49TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS] Reference
They'll laugh if they see me gaping like a country bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of the World]
There are a few names that I consider country bumpkin names. From Wordnik.com. [nightnurse Diary Entry] Reference
'I don't wonder that bumpkin took it all for earnest,' he said. From Wordnik.com. [An Old Meerschaum From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference
"You should have thought of that before you intruded, bumpkin,". From Wordnik.com. [Harpy Thyme]
SMITH: It's not the big city, but it's not country bumpkin either. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2006] Reference
SMITH: It's not the big city, but it's not country bumpkin, either. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2006] Reference
No. But I think you are a very provincial, not to say naive, bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Don't stop a little bumpkin buster what's got business in both hands. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"] Reference
To the country bumpkin the city is an Eldorado and a lordly pleasure-house. From Wordnik.com. [William of Germany] Reference
"Jupiter, you Italian bumpkin, how you do shine a light on our weaknesses!". From Wordnik.com. [The Grass Crown]
My point is, he is not some bumpkin off the street that makes rookie mistakes. From Wordnik.com. [catpewk Diary Entry] Reference
The bumpkin who is a bumpkin at thirty must remain a bumpkin to threescore and ten. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861] Reference
And cable rivals suddenly learned that DBS was no longer the industry's country bumpkin. From Wordnik.com. [Rupert's Death Star] Reference
It would be just like a rural bumpkin to pull at his neckline in the middle of a ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
We procured the aid of a clownish bumpkin to carry our carpet bag, and left Warminster on foot. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath] Reference
The German press had dismissed him as a virtual country bumpkin when he first took power in 1982. From Wordnik.com. [Last Of His Kind] Reference
Even li'l ol 'country bumpkin me can see that from way out here thousands of miles outside the Beltway. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Dem Leadership To Back Strong Withdrawal Bill] Reference
When I look back, all this seems laughable, a boyish vanity, not to be caught like a bumpkin at a loss. From Wordnik.com. [The King Must Die]
Logic must prevail, and you just know that this is an uneducated bumpkin of gigantic proportions. michael. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The villain in Japan's pave-and-build tragedy was a tireless country bumpkin nicknamed "the Human Bulldozer.". From Wordnik.com. [Taking On The Machine] Reference
Like the Venezuelan leader, Lopez Obrador projects the image of a folksy bumpkin who overcame humble origins. From Wordnik.com. [Double Identity] Reference
No man in his right mind would want this earnest little bumpkin with her terrible fashion sense and bulky body. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
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