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Dogpatch

or dog·patch

[ dawg-pach, dog- ]

noun

  1. a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education:

    He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to such a community, or a person who lives there:

    a Dogpatch hoedown.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dogpatch1

From the name of a fictional hamlet in “Li'l Abner,” a comic strip by Al Capp

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