What is "hey rube"

n. (alternative case form of hey rube English)

interj. (non-gloss definition: A call to rally circus members in a fight.) n. 1 A fight between members of a circus and the general public. 2 (context by extension English) Any fight or conflict, especially a rowdy and informal one.

Hey Rube may refer to:

• Hey, Rube!, a circus slang term
• Hey Rube!, a 1928 silent film directed by George B. Seitz
• Hey Rube (book), a book by Hunter S. Thompson, published 2004
• Hey, Rube! (band), a British electronica group formed by Steve Cobby and Stephen Mallinder

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Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness is a book by Hunter S. Thompson, consisting of 83 articles split into three parts. The articles were first published on ESPN.com's Page 2 under Thompson’s column Hey Rube. First published in mid-2004, the book contains articles from November 20, 2000, to October 13, 2003. It is sub-titled, Modern History from the Sports Desk.

This was the final book Thompson published before his death in February 2005.