Dogpatch

or dog·patch

[ dawg-pach, dog- ]

noun

1. a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education:

   He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to such a community, or a person who lives there:

   a Dogpatch hoedown.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dogpatch¹

From the name of a fictional hamlet in “Li'l Abner,” a comic strip by Al Capp