- country cousin
- ,country `cousin noun count INFORMALan insulting word for someone from the countryside who does not have much experience of city life
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
country cousin
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Country cousin — Coun try cousin A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar with city manners and sights. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
country cousin — country cousins N COUNT If you refer to someone as a country cousin, you think that they are unsophisticated because they come from the country … English dictionary
country cousin — n someone who does not have a lot of experience and is confused by busy city life … Dictionary of contemporary English
country cousin — n. a rural person not used to city life and confused or excited by it … English World dictionary
country cousin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms country cousin : singular country cousin plural country cousins informal an insulting word for someone from the countryside who does not have much experience of city life … English dictionary
country cousin — Synonyms and related words: aunt, auntie, blood brother, brethren, brother, bub, bubba, bud, buddy, cousin, cousin once removed, cousin twice removed, daughter, father, first cousin, foster brother, frater, grandnephew, grandniece, granduncle,… … Moby Thesaurus
country cousin — a person from the country or from a small town, to whom the sights and activities of a large city are novel and bewildering. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
Country cousin — 1. dozen; 2. person, sometimes a relative, from the country … Dictionary of Australian slang
country cousin — I Australian Slang 1. dozen; 2. person, sometimes a relative, from the country II Cockney Rhyming Slang Dozen … English dialects glossary
country cousin — n. rural person who is not sophisticated, person from the country who is unsophisticated … English contemporary dictionary
