backwood
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈbækˌwʊd/
- Offensive
:
paleto
- Somewhere in backwoods Georgia, we visited a monastery, a showpiece of religious tolerance.
- backwoods town
- backwoods bumpkin
- backwoods hick
Examples
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A small town girl from some backwoods berg.
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Every backwoods town has one, man.
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Something that could only happen in a little backwoods town like this one.
Fiction book (1997) -
I know if a girl from the backwoods of Georgia can understand the language.
Blog text (28) -
This is as backwoods as it gets, except, maybe for Akron.
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One summer, Peters decided to head into the backwoods country to see if he could find a new partner.
Fiction book (1998) -
Believe me, in a backwoods town people fall in love for less reason, above all boredom.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the small community, many viewed him as a true backwood man, with his simple ways and lack of formal education.
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Growing up in the backwoods, she learned to appreciate nature and the slow pace of rural life.
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Although he was often mocked for being a backwood person, his wisdom and life experiences were respected by those who knew him.
Synonyms
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6.3
A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
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8.4
A man who lives alone in a remote forest area
A person from the country who is rough, clumsy, and simple
Antonyms
How Unsophisticated
- Slur
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9.6
- Offensive
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9.6
- Offensive
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9.6
- Offensive
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9.1
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2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backwood comes from back ('behind' or 'remote') and wood ('forest'), and it was used for people who lived in those far woods. So a backwood as a person is someone from a remote rural area, and the word can sometimes be used unfairly to say they are not modern.