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Etymology

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rube +‎ -like

Adjective

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rubelike (comparative more rubelike, superlative most rubelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rube (unsophisticated person or yokel).
    • 2005, Tom Morrisey, Dark Fathom:
      ...and she stood and took it in, aware that she was gawking like a tourist, chin lifted in rubelike awe, and caring not one iota.
    • 2005, F Paul Pacult, A double scotch: how Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet became global icons:
      Feeling that their “hairy-kneed,” tartan-wearing, rubelike Highland competitors were being given unfair advantage...