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."