Associations to the word «Rube»
Noun
Wiktionary
RUBE, noun. A person of rural heritage; a yokel.
RUBE, noun. (pejorative) An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.
RUBE, proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name Reuben.
RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE, noun. (US) A comical, overcomplicated machine which performs a simple task.
RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINES, noun. Plural of Rube Goldberg machine
Dictionary definition
RUBE, noun. A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.