jerkwater
adjective
[ ˈdʒəːkwɔːtə ]
• of or associated with small, remote, and insignificant rural settlements.
• "some jerkwater town"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from jerk1 + water, from the need for early railway engines to be supplied with water in remote areas, by dipping a bucket into a stream and ‘jerking’ it out by rope.
