Tony Lumpkin

noun

A bumpkin or yokel.

Meanings

nounTony Lumpkin (plural Tony Lumpkins)

plural Tony Lumpkins

  1. datedA bumpkin or yokel.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Name of a character in Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer (first performed 1773).

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APA

Tony Lumpkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tony%20Lumpkin

MLA

“Tony Lumpkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tony%20Lumpkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tony Lumpkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tony%20Lumpkin.

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