Associations to the word «Rube»

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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King