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boor
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- pronunciation:
- bor
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person.
After he'd talked about himself all through dinner and repeatedly insulted the waitress, she decided her date was a complete boor.- synonyms:
- churl, Philistine
- antonyms:
- gentleman
- similar words:
- barbarian, bear, beast, brute, clown, heathen, lout, oaf, savage, slob, vulgarian, yahoo
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| definition 2: |
a peasant or yokel, esp. a crude or illiterate one.
- synonyms:
- bumpkin, churl, clodhopper, hayseed
- antonyms:
- gentleman
- similar words:
- barbarian, hick, hillbilly, philistine, redneck, yokel
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| related words: |
cad, yap |
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