Podunk

[ poh-duhngk ]

/ ˈpoʊ dʌŋk /

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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a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.

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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

Example sentences from the Web for Podunk

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
I have an engagement to trim a deacon in Podunk this evening.
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford|George Randolph Chester
The village of Podunk looks down on the neighboring town of Hardscrabble.
The Galaxy|Various
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

In obedience to this inexorable law Podunk was making ready.
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine (Vol. XV, No. 2, Aug.-Sept., 1910)|Various
As the Podunk Gazette would say, 'A very pleasant time was had by all.'
On Secret Service|William Nelson Taft

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