jerkwater town

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jerkwater town

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noun jerkwater towns

  1. US A small town with minimal facilities and conveniences.

    Similar: tank town, one-horse town, Podunk, Isolated town, bump in the road, jerkwater, jerk-water, jerkwater town, wide spot in the road, Isolated place, arse end of nowhere, back of beyond

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noun small town

Русскийзахолустный горо́дишко zaxolustnyj goródiško

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@misc{jerkwater_town_2026,
  title = {jerkwater town},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jerkwater%20town},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}