jerkwater

• Adjetivo do inglês americano antigo que qualifica algo ou alguém como insignificante, remoto ou de baixa qualidade; originalmente referia-se a uma pequena cidade sem importância, onde o trem parava apenas para reabastecer de água.

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.

   Lugar pequeno e isolado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbackwaterinsignificantone-horseremote

   Antônimosimportantmajormetropolitanurban