noun
- plural of jerkwater; small, remote, or insignificant towns or places, especially those served by minor railroad lines
Usage: informal; chiefly historical; often used dismissively
Examples
- The train stopped at several jerkwaters before reaching the main station.
- He grew up in one of those jerkwaters in the middle of nowhere.
- The company dismissed the smaller markets as mere jerkwaters not worth their investment.
- Those jerkwaters along the old railroad line have mostly disappeared.
- She couldn't wait to leave the jerkwaters of her childhood for the big city.