THE FIRST WORD

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.

USAGE:

"Is he simply some rube, an easy target for fast-talking telephone magazine salespeople?"
Kevin Prokosh; Normal is Overrated; Winnipeg Free Press (Canada); Oct 18, 2013.