backwoods
noun/ˈbak.wʊdz/UK/ˈbækˌwʊdz/US
Etymology
From back + woods.
Definitions
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
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.
Pertaining to the backwoods.
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Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
The neighborhood
- synonymbackwood
Derived
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA