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Pronunciation: [pˈɒdʌŋk] (IPA)

Podunk is a derogatory term that refers to a small, unimportant or isolated town or village. This word is often used to describe a place that is considered inferior or undesirable. Some synonyms for Podunk include backwater, hick town, one-horse town, and one-stoplight town. These terms all imply a sense of isolation, insignificance or backwardness. Other synonyms for Podunk include boondocks, hamlet, village, and outpost. These words describe a small, rural community with a limited population and limited resources. While these terms may be less derogatory than Podunk, they still imply a lack of sophistication or importance.
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They even know it in Podunk, wherever that may be.
"Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
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How, besides ourselves, and some nice, respectable-looking old gentlemen Brannan had brought over from Podunk with him, paying their fares both ways, there were present only three men,-all adventurers whose projects had failed,- besides the representatives of the press.
"The-Brick-Moon-and-Other-Stories"
Hale, Edward Everett
So he made up an excellent collection of books,-De Lolme on the British Constitution; Montesquieu on Laws; Story, Kent, John Adams, and all the authorities here; with ten copies of his own address delivered before the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society of Podunk, on the "Abnormal Truths of Social Order."
"The-Brick-Moon-and-Other-Stories"
Hale, Edward Everett

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