Podunk

Etymology
From an, likely , word or words. Similar names were applied to various small and generally unknown places. By the late 19th century the word came to mean an obscure small town, a use possibly popularized by Mark Twain (see quotation). Carlton and Reed survey similar place names and note a transformation from Potaecke to Potunke to Podunk. Carlton suggests a derivation from the adjective petukque ("round"). Tooker compares 🇨🇬 (as Chippewa) and 🇨🇬 and divides the word into pot- ("to sink") and -unk (locative). Algonquian expert says "We have no idea what the word means.  You'll be able to find guesses in the sources if you look around. Don't believe any of it."

Proper noun

 * 1)  Mythical small town of no importance. 1

Synonyms

 * backwater, hog waller, hog island, hog town, jerkwater town, one-horse town

Translations

 * Betawi: tempat jin buang anak
 * Danish: Østre Bøvelse
 * Dutch: Schubbekutteveen, Nergenshuizen
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: Vattelapesca
 * Malay: negeri antah-berantah
 * Negeri Sembilan Malay: ontahmano
 * Polish: Pcim Dolny, Pipidówka
 * Romanian: Cuca Măcăii, Cucuieții din Deal
 * Russian: ,
 * Sarawak Malay: tempat jin bertendang
 * Scottish Gaelic: Lùb a' Gheòidh
 * Ukrainian: звідкілясь, хтозна-звідки , чортзна-де