1
: an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic
2
: a naive or inexperienced person
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Examples of rube in a Sentence
They treated us as if we were a bunch of rubes.
rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time
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That’s easy: a rube, chump, or mark, whose naive optimism sets them up for betrayal.
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, the film’s examination of excess can simply be excessive, but The Wolf of Wall Street is hypnotizing — and a damning condemnation of us poor rubes.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Play your cards right and a meal can be made with minimal effort; just don’t be the rube who stalks the kitchen door.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
For a yutz like me, a business rube, what’s some advice about how to win a negotiation?
—David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, the film’s examination of excess can simply be excessive, but The Wolf of Wall Street is hypnotizing — and a damning condemnation of us poor rubes.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Play your cards right and a meal can be made with minimal effort; just don’t be the rube who stalks the kitchen door.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
For a yutz like me, a business rube, what’s some advice about how to win a negotiation?
—David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Rube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rube. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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