backwoods

noun
/ˈbak.wʊdz/UK/ˈbækˌwʊdz/US

Etymology

From back + woods.

Definitions

  1. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.

  2. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America

    A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

    • about that time, you may[…]reckon, if like me you belong to the back-woods, that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them.
  3. Pertaining to the backwoods.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA