a town (esp. in prairie
land) that has about as much going for it as an actual hole in the ground;
a
boring, isolated, or otherwise unpleasant place or town;
an unremarkable, rural community.
cf. "shit hole," "backwater," "middle of bumfuck nowhere"
"Why would you live in Watrous,
Saskatchewan? Place is
a hole in the ground."
"I'm not trying to pick on Watrous,
Saskatchewan, but it's a real hole in the ground."