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.

But that kid from Podunk, now unloading freight at the big-box store, is a universe away from Oxford and a Capuchin friar buddy.
Anthony Swofford on America’s Best War Writer, Karl Marlantes|Anthony Swofford|November 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Even with the steady cycle of tourists they gaze at each newcomer as though he were the latest comer to Podunk.
Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
The village of Podunk looks down on the neighboring town of Hardscrabble.
The Galaxy|Various
I have an engagement to trim a deacon in Podunk this evening.
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford|George Randolph Chester

He goes to Podunk all decorated up in geraniums and the rest of his life is a 'college man.'
The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
He also had other holdings "neer Podunk," and "on ye highway leading to Farmington."
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)|John M. Taylor