English

Alternative forms

• podunk

Proper noun

Podunk

1. Mythical small town of no importance.
   • 2007 November 15, Scott Miller, “This verdict's already in: Bonds won't hit No. 763”, in CBS Sports:

     This isn't some Podunk charge in some Podunk court. Charged with four counts of perjury and one of obstruction of justice, Bonds, if convicted, could be sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Synonyms

• (mythical small town of no importance): backwater, hog waller, hog island, hog town, jerkwater town, one-horse town

Translations

See also

• Wikisaurus:remote place

English

Adjective

podunk ‎(comparative more podunk, superlative most podunk)

1. small, rural, and unimportant
   • 2007 February 5, “"We're not some podunk town anymore”, in USA Today:

     "'A Super Bowl win can legitimize us as a town. We're not some small podunk town anymore,'" said Spencer Venable of Indianapolis.

   • 2010, “Round-Up Time: Pendleton Town Celebrates 100th!”, in (Please provide the title of the work):

     Yes the beautiful time every year when this little podunk town [of Pendleton, Oregon] swells to four or five times her size with Round-Up feverish Cowboy types who chew, spit and chase four-legged critters around a screaming arena….check that….That’s normal…

   • 2010, “You might live in a podunk town if...”, in (Please provide the title of the work):

     You might live in a podunk town if...your Wal-Mart has a hitching post.

Synonyms

• backwater
• boonies
• drinkwater
• jerkwater

See also

• Podunk
• Wikisaurus:remote place