"wide spot in the road" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wide spots in the road [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|wide spots in the road}} wide spot in the road (plural wide spots in the road)
  1. (colloquial, derogatory) A very small and insignificant town or village. Tags: colloquial, derogatory Synonyms: wide place in the road
    Sense id: en-wide_spot_in_the_road-en-noun--i2ODtBO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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