Definition of podunk

podunk

• a small isolated town, region, or place that is regarded as unimportant. Of Algonquian origin.

  This is a po'dunk town.

  Last edited on Jun 16 2016. Submitted by melissa from Gulf Breeze, FL, USA on Mar 14 2000.

• Slang term for "Country music".
  
  A little Podunk goes a long way for a rocker like me.

  Last edited on Oct 07 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 07 2016.

noun - uncountable

• a small, rural, backwards place.

  He lives way out in podunk.

  Last edited on Jun 16 2016. Submitted by Kevyn J. from Manhattan, KS, USA on Jul 07 1998.

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