Cornball
Cornball noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.
Usage example: a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticates
Provincial and cornball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provincial" instead a noun "Cornball".
Provincial
Provincial noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.
Usage example: the confidence man figured that fleecing these provincials would be easy
Cornball and provincial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cornball" instead a noun "Provincial".
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