Lumpkin
(Tony), in She Stoops to Conquer, by Goldsmith. A
sheepish, mischievous, idle, cunning lout, “with the vices of a man and
the follies of a boy;” fond of low company, but giving himself the airs
of the young squire.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Lumpkin from Fact Monster:
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