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[ poh-duhngk ] / ˈpoʊ dʌŋk /
nounany small and insignificant or inaccessible town or village: After a year in the big city, I was ready to move back to Podunk. Origin of Podunk1660–70, Americanism; generic use of Podunk, village near Hartford, Conn. Words nearby Podunkpodotheca, -podous, pod person, podsol, podsolize, Podunk, podzol, podzolization, podzolize, Poe, poeciliid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for PodunkBut that kid from Podunk, now unloading freight at the big-box store, is a universe away from Oxford and a Capuchin friar buddy. Anthony Swofford on America’s Best War Writer, Karl Marlantes|Anthony Swofford|November 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST I have an engagement to trim a deacon in Podunk this evening. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford|George Randolph Chester The village of Podunk looks down on the neighboring town of Hardscrabble. He goes to Podunk all decorated up in geraniums and the rest of his life is a 'college man.' The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various
In obedience to this inexorable law Podunk was making ready. The Boston Cooking-School Magazine (Vol. XV, No. 2, Aug.-Sept., 1910)|Various As the Podunk Gazette would say, 'A very pleasant time was had by all.' On Secret Service|William Nelson Taft
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