When somebody behaves unpleasantly or without manners: “The way he behaves, you’d think he was ________.”
| RAISED IN A BARN | 222 |
| BORN IN A BARN | 170 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A BARN | 134 |
| NR | 75 |
| RAISED IN A PIGPEN | 30 |
| IGNORANT | 20 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A PIGPEN | 17 |
| CRAZY | 14 |
| NUTS | 9 |
| RUDE | 9 |
| UNCOUTH | 9 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE WOODS | 8 |
| HAD NO BRINGING UP | 8 |
| RAISED IN THE WOODS | 8 |
| REARED IN A BARN | 8 |
| BOOR | 7 |
| BORN IN A SAWMILL | 7 |
| FROM THE BACKWOODS | 6 |
| ILL BRED | 6 |
| RAISED IN A PIGSTY | 6 |
| ANIMAL | 5 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A STABLE | 5 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE GUTTER | 5 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE STICKS | 5 |
| GOD ALMIGHTY | 5 |
| IDIOT | 5 |
| PIG | 5 |
| RAISED IN A HOGPEN | 5 |
| SOMEBODY | 5 |
| BOORISH | 4 |
| BORE | 4 |
| BORN IN A STABLE | 4 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A HOGPEN | 4 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A SAWMILL | 4 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY RAISING | 4 |
| FROM THE STICKS | 4 |
| JERKED UP | 4 |
| RAISED IN THE BACKWOODS | 4 |
| UNCIVILIZED | 4 |
| BORN IN A PIGPEN | 3 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSTY | 3 |
| DRAGGED UP | 3 |
| DRUG UP | 3 |
| GOD HIMSELF | 3 |
| HICK | 3 |
| IGNORAMUS | 3 |
| NUT | 3 |
| RAISED IN A BARNYARD | 3 |
| RAISED IN A SAWMILL | 3 |
| RAISED IN THE BARN | 3 |
| RAISED UP IN A BARN | 3 |
| RUBE | 3 |
| SLOB | 3 |
| SNATCHED UP | 3 |
| STUPID | 3 |
| TWO-YEAR-OLD | 3 |
| WHOLE CHEESE | 3 |
| BARBARIAN | 2 |
| BIG SHOT | 2 |
| BORN IN A PIGSTY | 2 |
| BORN IN THE WOODS | 2 |
| BORN YESTERDAY | 2 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE BARN | 2 |
| BROUGHT UP ON A FARM | 2 |
| CAVEMAN | 2 |
| CHILD | 2 |
| CLOD | 2 |
| COCK-OF-THE-WALK | 2 |
| COME OUT OF THE STICKS | 2 |
| CRUDE | 2 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY BRINGING UP | 2 |
| FOOL | 2 |
| GOOFY | 2 |
| HAD NO HOME TRAINING | 2 |
| HAD NO UPBRINGING | 2 |
| HADN’T HAD ANY RAISING | 2 |
| HALF-RAISED | 2 |
| HE DIDN’T KNOW NOTHING | 2 |
| HE HAD NO BRINGING UP | 2 |
| HE HAD NO RAISING | 2 |
| HEATHEN | 2 |
| HE’S GOT THE MANNERS OF A HOG | 2 |
| HOODLUM | 2 |
| ILL MANNERED | 2 |
| JESUS CHRIST | 2 |
| JUST GREW UP | 2 |
| KING | 2 |
| KING OF ENGLAND | 2 |
| KING OF SIAM | 2 |
| KING TUT | 2 |
| LIVED IN A BARN | 2 |
| NEVER HAD ANY HOME TRAINING | 2 |
| NEVER HAD ANY RAISING | 2 |
| ORPHAN | 2 |
| OUTLAW | 2 |
| OWNER OF THE PLACE | 2 |
| RAISED IN A CHICKEN COOP | 2 |
| RAISED IN THE GUTTER | 2 |
| RAISED IN THE STICKS | 2 |
| RAISED WRONG | 2 |
| RUFFIAN | 2 |
| SAVAGE | 2 |
| SOMETHING | 2 |
| SPOILED | 2 |
| UNRAISED | 2 |
| WASN’T RAISED RIGHT | 2 |
| AIN’T HAD NO FETCHIN’ UP | 1 |
| AN ILLEGITIMATE AT A FAMILY REUNION | 1 |
| ASS | 1 |
| ASSHOLE | 1 |
| AT HOME | 1 |
| AWFUL BORE | 1 |
| BACKWOODS MAN | 1 |
| BACKWOODSER | 1 |
| BEAST | 1 |
| BEHIND THE DOOR WHEN THE BRAINS WERE PASSED OUT | 1 |
| BORN CRAZY | 1 |
| BORN GOOFY | 1 |
| BORN IN A CAVE | 1 |
| BORN IN A LOG CABIN | 1 |
| BORN IN A TENT | 1 |
| BORN IN A TREE | 1 |
| BORN IN A WOODS | 1 |
| BORN IN THE BACKHOUSE | 1 |
| BORN IN THE COUNTRY | 1 |
| BORN IN THE GUTTER | 1 |
| BORN IN THE JUNGLE | 1 |
| BORN IN THE SLUMS | 1 |
| BORN ON A RAFT | 1 |
| BORN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS | 1 |
| BORN ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS | 1 |
| BORN OUTDOORS | 1 |
| BORN RUDE | 1 |
| BORNED IN A BARN | 1 |
| BOSS | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A CELLAR | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A GUTTER | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A HEN COOP | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A JUNGLE | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A PIGSPEN | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A ROWBOAT | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A SLUM | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN A WOODSHED | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN SAWMILL | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE COUNTRY | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP IN THE SLUMS | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP LIKE AN ANIMAL | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP ON HESTER STREET | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP ON THE RIVER | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP THAT WAY | 1 |
| BROUGHT UP WITH NO MANNERS | 1 |
| BULL IN A CHINA SHOP | 1 |
| BULL IN THE CHINA CLOSET | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| CAME FROM THE SLUMS | 1 |
| CAME FROM THE STICKS | 1 |
| CAME FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS | 1 |
| CANNIBAL | 1 |
| COCK OF THE WALK | 1 |
| COUNTRY BUMPKIN | 1 |
| COUNTRY JACK | 1 |
| CRUDE FUCK | 1 |
| CULTIS | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY EDUCATION | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY FETCHING UP | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY LEARNING | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY MANNERS | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY RAISINGS | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE ANY SENSE | 1 |
| DIDN’T HAVE NO RAISING | 1 |
| DIDN’T KNOW ANY BETTER | 1 |
| DIDN’T KNOW ANYTHING | 1 |
| DON’T HAVE NO FETCHING UP | 1 |
| DOPE | 1 |
| DRAGGED UP BY YOUR FEET | 1 |
| DRAGGED UP IN A STABLE | 1 |
| DROPPED FROM THE HAYLOFT | 1 |
| DRUG UP IN A BARN | 1 |
| DRUNK | 1 |
| DRY-FORKER | 1 |
| DULLARD | 1 |
| DUMBBELL | 1 |
| FARMER | 1 |
| FED AT A TROUGH | 1 |
| FETCHED UP | 1 |
| FIRST GRADER | 1 |
| FIVE YEARS OLD | 1 |
| FOOLISH | 1 |
| FROM DEAKE’S ISLAND | 1 |
| FROM NOWHERE | 1 |
| FROM PODUNK | 1 |
| FROM SWAMPOODLE | 1 |
| FROM THE COUNTRY | 1 |
| FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN | 1 |
| FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS | 1 |
| GOD | 1 |
| GOD A’MIGHTY | 1 |
| GOD’S GIFT TO WOMEN | 1 |
| GOON | 1 |
| GRADUATED FROM A PIGPEN | 1 |
| GREENHORN | 1 |
| GREW UP IN A BARN | 1 |
| GREW UP IN THE BARN | 1 |
| GREW UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE BACKWOODS | 1 |
| HAD GROWN UP LIKE TOPSY | 1 |
| HAD NEVER HAD ANY REARING | 1 |
| HAD NO BETTER BRINGIN’ UP | 1 |
| HAD NO FETCHING UP | 1 |
| HAD NO FETCHIN’S UP | 1 |
| HAD NO MOTHER | 1 |
| HAD NO RAISING | 1 |
| HAD NO RAISING AT ALL | 1 |
| HAD NO TRAINING | 1 |
| HAD NO TRAINING AT ALL | 1 |
| HALF-BROUGHT UP | 1 |
| HAS LOTS OF NERVE | 1 |
| HAVE YOU ANY DOORS IN YOUR HOUSE | 1 |
| HE ACTS LIKE A FARMER | 1 |
| HE ACTS LIKE A PIG | 1 |
| “HE DIDN’T BROUGHT UP, HE HAUL UP” | 1 |
| HE DIDN’T HAVE A FATHER | 1 |
| HE DIDN’T KNOW ANY BETTER | 1 |
| HE GOT NO SENSE | 1 |
| HE HAD NO BREEDING | 1 |
| HE HADN’T BEEN BROUGHT UP WELL | 1 |
| HE JUST GROWED | 1 |
| HE MUST LIVE IN A BARN | 1 |
| HE NEVER HAD ANY RAISING | 1 |
| HE NEVER HAD ANY TRAINING | 1 |
| HE OWNED THE PLACE | 1 |
| HE RULED THE WORLD | 1 |
| HE WASN’T BRUNG UP–HE JUST GREW UP | 1 |
| “HE WOULDN’T BE POLITE, OR WELL EDUCATED” | 1 |
| HE’D HAD NO EDUCATION | 1 |
| HE’D HAVE MORE SENSE | 1 |
| HE’S A BOOR | 1 |
| HE’S GOT NO RAISING | 1 |
| HE’S ILL-MANNERED | 1 |
| HE’S JUST PLAIN IGNORANT | 1 |
| HE’S SHOWING OFF | 1 |
| HILLBILLY | 1 |
| HIPPIE | 1 |
| HOG | 1 |
| HOODOO | 1 |
| HUN | 1 |
| ILL BROUGHT UP | 1 |
| ILL RAISED | 1 |
| ILLEGITIMATE | 1 |
| ILLITERATE BUM | 1 |
| IMPOLITE | 1 |
| IN A KENNEL | 1 |
| IT | 1 |
| J.C. | 1 |
| JACKASS | 1 |
| JAY GOULD | 1 |
| JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF | 1 |
| JOHNSON | 1 |
| JUST IN FROM THE STICKS | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN LOW DOWN | 1 |
| JUST SOMEBODY | 1 |
| KING BEE | 1 |
| KING HIMSELF | 1 |
| KING OF SHEBA | 1 |
| KING OF THE EARTH | 1 |
| KING OF THE HILL | 1 |
| KING OF THE ROOST | 1 |
| KING SHIT | 1 |
| KINGFISH | 1 |
| KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS | 1 |
| KNOW-NOTHING | 1 |
| LAPLANDER | 1 |
| LAWYER | 1 |
| LIKE EARTHA KITT | 1 |
| LITTLE JESUS | 1 |
| LITTLE JESUS CHRIST | 1 |
| LORD JOHN | 1 |
| LOWBROW | 1 |
| MAD AT THE WORLD | 1 |
| MILLIONAIRE | 1 |
| MORON | 1 |
| MR. SO-AND-SO | 1 |
| MRS. ASTOR’S PET HORSE | 1 |
| MRS. ASTOR’S PLUSH HORSE | 1 |
| MULE | 1 |
| MUST HAVE STAYED OUTSIDE | 1 |
| NASTY | 1 |
| NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE | 1 |
| NEVER BROUGHT UP RIGHT | 1 |
| NEVER GREW UP | 1 |
| NEVER HAD ANY BRINGING UP | 1 |
| NEVER HAD ANY TRAINING | 1 |
| NEVER TAUGHT ANY MANNERS | 1 |
| NEVER TAUGHT ANYTHING | 1 |
| NIFT | 1 |
| NINCOMPOOP | 1 |
| NITWIT | 1 |
| NO EDUMACATION | 1 |
| NO UPBRINGING | 1 |
| NOBODY | 1 |
| NOT ALL THERE | 1 |
| NOT BROUGHT UP RIGHT | 1 |
| “NOT BROUGHT UP, JUST GREW” | 1 |
| NOT RAISED | 1 |
| NOT RAISED RIGHT | 1 |
| NOT TOO COOL | 1 |
| NOT TRAINED VERY WELL | 1 |
| NUTTY | 1 |
| OBNOXIOUS | 1 |
| OFF HIS NUT | 1 |
| OFF HIS ROCKER | 1 |
| OKIE | 1 |
| ONLY PERSON | 1 |
| OUT OF HIM MIND | 1 |
| OUT OF HIS HEAD | 1 |
| OUT OF THE MARSH | 1 |
| OWNER OF THE EARTH | 1 |
| PICKED UP UNDER A BUSH | 1 |
| PICKED UP UNDER A ROCK | 1 |
| POOR WHITE TRASH | 1 |
| POORLY REARED | 1 |
| PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S SON | 1 |
| PRIVILEGED CHARACTER | 1 |
| PULLED UP BY THE EARS | 1 |
| RAISE IN A STABLE | 1 |
| RAISED A PERFECK OUTLAW | 1 |
| RAISED AMONG ANIMALS | 1 |
| RAISED AND NOT REARED | 1 |
| RAISED IN A BACKWOODS | 1 |
| RAISED IN A BUNKHOUSE | 1 |
| RAISED IN A CAVE | 1 |
| RAISED IN A CHICKEN HOUSE | 1 |
| RAISED IN A COW PEN | 1 |
| RAISED IN A DUMP | 1 |
| RAISED IN A GUTTER | 1 |
| RAISED IN A JUNGLE | 1 |
| RAISED IN A MILL | 1 |
| RAISED IN A SALOON | 1 |
| RAISED IN A STABLE | 1 |
| RAISED IN A STY | 1 |
| RAISED IN A WOODS | 1 |
| RAISED IN A ZOO | 1 |
| RAISED IN AN ALLEY | 1 |
| RAISED IN BACK OF THE FIELD | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE BOONDOCKS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE HILLS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE JUNGLE | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE LOT | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE MOUNTAINS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE NEW GROUND | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE PINEY WOODS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE REFORMATORY | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE SLUMS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE STONE AGE | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE WILDERNESS | 1 |
| RAISED IN THE YARD | 1 |
| RAISED LIKE TOPSY | 1 |
| RAISED ON A FARM | 1 |
| RAISED ON A HILLSIDE | 1 |
| RAISED ON A RAFT | 1 |
| RAISED ON MECHANIC STREET | 1 |
| RAISED ON THE HILL | 1 |
| RAISED ON THE SAWMILL | 1 |
| RAISED ON THE STREET | 1 |
| RAISED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS | 1 |
| RAISED OUT IN THE COUNTRY | 1 |
| RAISED UP ALONE | 1 |
| RAISED UP IN A SHITHOUSE | 1 |
| RAISED UP WITH THE HOGS | 1 |
| RAISED WITH NO MANNERS | 1 |
| RAISED WITH THE CHICKENS | 1 |
| RAISED WITH THE NAVAJOS | 1 |
| RAISED WITH THE PIGS | 1 |
| RAISED WITHOUT PARENTS | 1 |
| REARED IN A HOGPEN | 1 |
| REARED IN A SAWMILL | 1 |
| REARED IN A SHANTY | 1 |
| REGULAR BOOR | 1 |
| REGULAR HEATHEN | 1 |
| RIGHT OFF THE FARM | 1 |
| ROCKEFELLER | 1 |
| ROGUE | 1 |
| ROUGHNECK | 1 |
| ROWDY | 1 |
| SCREWBALL | 1 |
| SENSELESS | 1 |
| SHEIK OF ARABY | 1 |
| SICK | 1 |
| SILLY | 1 |
| SMART ALECK | 1 |
| SO CRUDE | 1 |
| SOME MORON | 1 |
| STILL ON THE FARM | 1 |
| STUPID AS HELL | 1 |
| STUPID OR CRAZY | 1 |
| TANGLED | 1 |
| THE CROWN PRINCE | 1 |
| THE FAVORITE SON | 1 |
| THE ONLY ONE | 1 |
| THREE YEARS OLD | 1 |
| TRAMP | 1 |
| TRASH | 1 |
| TWO YEARS OLD | 1 |
| TWO-YEAR OLD | 1 |
| UGLY | 1 |
| UNLEARNED | 1 |
| UNMANNERLY | 1 |
| UPSTART | 1 |
| VANDERBILT | 1 |
| VERY CRUDE | 1 |
| VERY CRUDE FELLOW | 1 |
| WASN’T BORN RIGHT | 1 |
| WASN’T BROUGHT UP RIGHT | 1 |
| WASN’T RAISED | 1 |
| WASN’T TAUGHT ANY MANNERS | 1 |
| WAY ABOVE HIS RAISING | 1 |
| WHERE WAS YOU BROUGHT UP | 1 |
| WHERE’S YOUR MANNERS | 1 |
| WHOLE PUSH | 1 |
| WHOLE SHOW | 1 |
| WILD MAN | 1 |
| YOU DIDN’T HAVE ANY RAISING | 1 |
| YOU’D WONDER ABOUT HIS UPBRINGING | 1 |
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