A boor, a hick, a yokel and a bumpkin: Are there any differences among them?
An English man called me "inakamono" because I live in a rural area. In this sentence which word is proper to translate it?
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Generally, they all mean some backward-thinking, uneducated person, like someone from the country. (Not to diss country folk in general.) In most cases it's not worth splitting hairs.
Boor - uncouth, uneducated (from the Dutch "boer", a farmer)
Hick - short for Richard, but this connection is not made today. The modern meaning is pretty much the same as yokel.
Yokel - again, related to a farmer, but a little more disparaging (German "Jokel" from the name Jakob)
Bumpkin - again, about rural people but the implication is they're short and dumpy, like a little barrel. (Dutch "bommekijn").
Credits to here: www.etymonline.com
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Boor means acrude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
While Yokel,Hick,Bumpkin has the same meaning which means a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
cowboy...
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Thank you very much. Even if I check up a dictionary, the subtle difference in nuance or usage is hard to understand.
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”Country Bumpkin" would be correct.
All the others are quite rude.
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