Meaning

3 senses
  1. (derogatory, informal, plural, plural only, with definite article)Rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.

    We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer.

  2. (plural, plural only)Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.

  3. (plural, plural only, slang)Crutches

Forms

plural: stickses
Singularsticks
Pluralstickses

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
boonieshinterlandmiddle of nowherethe sticksSee: Thesaurus:remote placeboondocksBFE

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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