Meaning of Podunk | Babel Free
ˈpoʊdʌŋkDefinitions
- A member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day Hartford County, Connecticut.
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A mythical small town of no importance. US
Equivalents
Dansk
Østre Bøvelse
Deutsch
Hintertupfingen
Français
Trifouillis-les-Oies
Italiano
vattelapesca
Bahasa Melayu
negeri antah-berantah
Polski
pipidówka
Examples
“They even know it in Podunk, wherever that may be.”
“Podunk. A term applied to an imaginary place in burlesque writing or speaking.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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