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country cousin

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country cousin
n.
A person with the unsophisticated or ingenuous manners associated with the country by city dwellers.
country cousin
n
an unsophisticated person from the country, esp one regarded as an object of amusement
Translations
country cousin n (fig) → provinciale m/f
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And how like a country cousin, to come down upon a poor body in this way, without so much as a day's notice, or asking whether she would be welcome
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Yet, for all that, one could not be insensible to the exotic race and distinction of that frivolous town petticoat, daintily disporting itself there among its country cousins, like a queen among milkmaids.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
 
 
 
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