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
Rube
Rube noun - An awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country.
Usage example: rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time
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