Podunk


Po·dunk

noun \ˈpō-ˌdəŋk\

Definition of PODUNK

: a small, unimportant, and isolated town

Examples of PODUNK

  1. folks who move to the big city from Podunk

Origin of PODUNK

Podunk, village in Massachusetts or locality in Connecticut
First Known Use: 1846

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