wide spot in the road

noun

A very small and insignificant town or village.

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wide place in the road
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Meanings

nounwide spot in the road (plural wide spots in the road)

plural wide spots in the road

  1. colloquialderogatoryA very small and insignificant town or village.

    Synonyms: wide place in the road

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very small and insignificant town or village.

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wide place in the road
Also see
backwaterbumfuck nowhereends of the earthhinterlandjerkwater townnowheresvilleone-horse townthe stickswide place in the road
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APA

wide spot in the road. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20spot%20in%20the%20road

MLA

“wide spot in the road.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20spot%20in%20the%20road. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wide spot in the road,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20spot%20in%20the%20road.

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