Hey rube refers to a fight between circus members and the public, or a call to rally circus people in a fight.
Hey rube se refiere a una pelea entre miembros de un circo y el público, o una llamada para reunir a gente del circo en una pelea.
| Front | hey rube \hay roob\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A fight between members of a circus and the general public. 2. A call to rally circus members in a fight. [The term originated in the 19th century when circuses were rowdy affairs and "Hey Rube" was the rallying cry to call all circus people to help in a fight with townspeople. It's not clear whether Rube in this term was someone specific or simply a use of the informal term rube (shortened form of Reuben) for an unsophisticated person from a rural area. Earliest documented use: 1882.] "'Hey, Rube,' they would yell. Roustabouts would soon be beating on the trouble-maker." |
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