How to Pronounce "bumpkins"
word
ˈbəmpkɪn
BUHMP-kinz
bˈʌmpkɪnz
BUMP-kinz
Definition
People from the countryside who are considered unsophisticated or lacking in urban manners, often used in a mocking or insulting way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbəmpkɪn
British English
bˈʌmpkɪnz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BUHMP-kinz
UK
BUMP-kinz
Listen in Context
They called the villagers bumpkins because of their old-fashioned clothes.
Some city kids laughed at the bumpkins during the festival.
The movie made fun of bumpkins, showing them as silly.
I used to think people from small towns were just bumpkins, but I was totally wrong.