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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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Busch[buəʃ]
Damokles-Greek Mythology
AldenAWL-dənEnglish
Arastoo-Persian
Petronape-TRO-nahSpanish
HavenHAY-vənEnglish