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jerkwater
jerkwater /ˈdʒɜːkˌwɔː.tər/ aep /ˈdʒɝːkˌwɑː.t̬ɚ/ adjective [before noun] US INFORMAL
► F0 describes a place that is small, not important, and a long way from other places: » I grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere.→ COMPARE BACKWATER(Cf. ↑backwater)Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general) |