The difference between Pigeon and Rube

When used as nouns, pigeon means one of several birds of the family columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species, whereas rube means a person of rural heritage.


Pigeon is also verb with the meaning: to deceive with a confidence game.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pigeon and Rube

  1. Pigeon as a noun:

    One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

  2. Pigeon as a noun (slang):

    A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

  3. Pigeon as a noun (slang):

    Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: "it's his pigeon", "it's her pigeon", etc.).

  1. Pigeon as a verb (transitive):

    to deceive with a confidence game

  1. Rube as a noun (US, Canada, informal):

    A person of rural heritage; a yokel.

  2. Rube as a noun (pejorative):

    An uninformed, unsophisticated, or unintelligent person.