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A country bumpkin. One of the many terms that city slickers applied to less sophisticated rural dwellers (“rube,” “hayseed,” and “Gomer” are others). The phrase came from fruit harvesters using long sticks to dislodge the hanging crop.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barbora	-	Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Orson	AWR-sən	English
Tessie	['tesi]
Niven	-	Scottish
Ziegler	['zi:glə]
Oscar	['ɔskə]