Podunk
[ poh-duhngk ]
/ ˈpoʊ dʌŋk /
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noun
any small and insignificant or inaccessible town or village: After a year in the big city, I was ready to move back to Podunk.
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Origin of Podunk
1660–70, Americanism; generic use of Podunk, village near Hartford, Conn.
Words nearby Podunk
podotheca, -podous, pod person, podsol, podsolize, Podunk, podzol, podzolization, podzolize, Poe, poeciliid
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