backwoods

  1. Noun.  Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
  2. Noun.  A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
  3. Adjective.  Pertaining to the backwoods.
  4. Adjective.  Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

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