Podunk
adjective/ˈpəʊdʌŋk/
/ˈpəʊdʌŋk/
(US English, informal)- (of a town) small and not important or interesting
- I’ll be stuck in this Podunk town forever.
- a master’s degree from some Podunk college
Word Originmid 19th cent.: a place name of southern New England, of Algonquian origin.Definitions on the go
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