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It's a slang word for a hick, a bumpkin, a person from the country who is unsophisticated in city ways. It is American slang, early twentieth century. It may possibly derive from the name Ruben.

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The definition of a rube is an awkward person from a rural or country area, also called a hick. It is a slang word for a person who is not very intelligent and without culture.

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