neck of the woods

English

Etymology

See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").

Pronunciation

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Noun

neck of the woods (plural necks of the woods)

1. (idiomatic) A local neighbourhood or region.
2. (idiomatic) A place or field in which one is comfortable or with which one is familiar.

Translations

a local neighbourhood or region

• Greek: μέρη (el) n pl (méri), περιοχή (el) f (periochí), γειτονιά (el) f (geitoniá)
• Icelandic: hérað n, slóðir (is) n pl, (in my neck of the woods) þar sem ég bý (is), (in my neck of the woods) þar sem ég er upprunninn m, (in this neck of the woods) hér um slóðir
• Russian: края (ru) m pl (kraja)

See also

• up someone's alley, right up someone's alley