jerkwater

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Adjective jerkwater has 1 sense

jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky - small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
Antonym: cosmopolitan (indirect, via provincial)

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Jerkwater

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: A small, insignificant, or remote town that lacks modern conveniences or cultural attractions.

Example Sentence: I grew up in a jerkwater with only one grocery store and no movie theater.

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Characterized by limited or outdated resources, often associated with small towns or rural areas.

Example Sentence: The jerkwater town had no internet service and relied on a single gas station.

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: To stop or detain a train at a small, unimportant station.

Example Sentence: The train conductor jerkwatered at every small station along the route.