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out in the sticks 

Something/Someone who resides in the countryside or rural area, far away from any metropolitan area.
You ain't gonna get to his house with the bus; its way out in the sticks.

Hoop in the Sticks 

When you get an unexpected onion ring mixed in with your order of fries.
David went through BK drive through and was pleasantly surprised when he found a “hoop in the sticks”.
Hoop in the Sticks by Mustngsaliez February 4, 2020

living in the sticks 

To live in the country, far away from any major city or urban center. Living in Suburbia does not count.

Living in the sticks requires a person to reside in an area that is well forested, has farmland, and maybe some dirt roads.

Because people live in these rural areas, they are surrounded by trees, which are known as sticks. Trees are a most common thing in these areas...

Folks who live in the sticks are often refferred to as:hicks or country blumpkins or rednecks or hillbilly or farmer or ruralite

Language- English, interspersed with poor grammar and lots of double negatives.

Contrast- concrete jungle,suburbs,city
Kruti: Where do you live?
Ankit: Far away from civiliztion.
Kruti: Oh, you live in the country! Living in the sticks, eh?
Ankit: Yeah, the nearest convienence store is 20 miles away.

live in the sticks 

a dismissive way to describe someone who hails from an unsophisticated region. The city mouse would describe the country mouse as "living in the sticks."
City dweller to country bumpkin: "You are a hick and you live in the sticks."
live in the sticks by nycounsel September 11, 2013

Out in the sticks 

A phrase used to describe a location out in the middle of nowhere, usually far out in the country or outskirts of a city
Drake: I should've put you somewhere where no one could find you. Mansion out in the sticks with nothin' around you. Katy, Texas, Dallas, Texas, you know, a different environment.

Oh you from Missouri? You must be livin out in the sticks.
Out in the sticks by BlindBaker January 15, 2021