Podunk

noun

Definition of Podunknext
as in hamlet

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Recent Examples of Podunk The film, which premiered at Cordillera International Film Festival, was produced by Ken Carpenter under his Nook Lane Entertainment banner, along with Polaha; Adam Karm and Ben Wagner produced with Podunk Productions and AKA Productions. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
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  1. hamlet
  2. village
  3. cow town
Noun
  • Like so many towns across the Tri-State Area, the hamlet of Commack in Suffolk County has for the last quarter-century honored the memory of those who died on or after 9/11.
    — Doug Williams, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Over the years, the tiny Alpine enclave has evolved from a rural agricultural hamlet to a winter sports destination.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hamlet
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  • Earlier this month, settlers killed two teenagers in a raid on the village of al-Mughayyir.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In August 2014, ISIS militants attacked Murad’s village of Kocho, Iraq, and executed her mother and six of her brothers.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of village
Noun
  • What was once just a sleepy little ‘cow town’ in Central California, has now become one of the trendiest wine regions to visit, along with national wine sales that are outperforming the rest of the market.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • If Great Bend failed to achieve the notoriety of Dodge City or other cow towns, Moses’s fellow citizens gave him much of the credit.
    — Katy Roberts, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Definition of cow town

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“Podunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Podunk. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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