Podunk
Pronunciations
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/ˈpoʊdʌŋk/
Noun
A member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day Hartford County, Connecticut.
Proper noun
A mythical small town of no importance.
Usage- US usage
- Related words
- remote placePlaceholder name § Geographical locations
- Examples
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They even know it in Podunk, wherever that may be.
Podunk. A term applied to an imaginary place in burlesque writing or speaking.
More examples (2)
Podunk, like Atlantis, has no locus. Sought often, it is unfound and apparently unfindable.
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.
Word forms
Podunkspodunk