jerkwater

• Adjectif argotique américain vieilli signifiant insignifiant, isolé ou de mauvaise qualité, à l'origine en référence à une petite ville sans importance où le train ne s'arrêtait que pour prendre de l'eau.

An old-fashioned American slang adjective meaning insignificant, remote, or of poor quality, originally referring to a small, unimportant town where a train would stop only to take on water.

1. Small and remoteC1informalamerican

   Describes a place that is small, isolated, and considered unimportant or insignificant.

   perdu, isolé et insignifiant

   • They grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere.
   • The company's headquarters were in a jerkwater location far from the city.
   • He complained about having to work in a jerkwater office.

   Synonymesbackwaterinsignificantone-horseremote

   Antonymesimportantmajormetropolitanurban