"from Missouri" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Referring to the state of Missouri, whose common nickname is the Show Me State. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} from Missouri
  1. (informal) Skeptical, not easily convinced and requiring proof. Wikipedia link: Missouri#State nickname Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-from_Missouri-en-prep_phrase-5UMD3y8w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1916, John Dewey, “Introduction”, in Essays in Experimental Logic",
          "text": "The appeal to experience was the cry of the man from Missouri—the demand to be shown.",
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          "ref": "2007, John T. Barker, Missouri Lawyer, page 266",
          "text": "When one predicted that the atom bomb would end the world, the other said, ‘I’m from Missouri—you’ll have to show me.’ His friend answered, ‘Hell, who isn’t from Missouri these days?’",
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        "(informal) Skeptical, not easily convinced and requiring proof."
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