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Meaning of Podunk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpoʊdʌŋk

Definitions

  1. A member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day Hartford County, Connecticut.
  2. A mythical small town of no importance.
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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

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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