backwater

But the proposed move has largely been perceived as banishing the journalist to a TV backwater where viewers and advertisers dollars are scant.

"Denmark can be a great ally, but you can't treat Greenland, which they have operational control over, as some kind of backwater - it's in the Western hemisphere."

Im scraped together low-value land in a backwater known for its seedy motels and opened the theme park — a decision his friends disparaged.

"The attorney general - usually a sleepy backwater of an office - was now home to a rising star."

Tired of scraping by in a provincial backwater, she is desperate for them to realize her unfulfilled dreams of stardom.