sticks
sticks · stickses
медвежий угол, глушь, в захолустье
Arsch der Welt, wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen
Rural terrain, especially a woody areaRural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.
/stɪks/
Meaning
3 senses(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.
(plural, plural only)Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.
(plural, plural only, slang)Crutches
Forms
plural: sticksesSynonyms
6 synonymsboonieshinterlandmiddle of nowhereSee: Thesaurus:remote placeboondocksBFE
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.