neck of the woods
English
editEtymology
editSee neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").[1][2]
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
editneck of the woods (plural necks of the woods)
- (idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region.
- (idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.
Translations
edita local neighbourhood or region
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