1. a hole or depression filled with mud
2. a small town or place considered undesirable or backward
Usage: informal; derogatory

Examples

• The heavy rain turned the construction site into a series of mudholes.
• The truck got stuck in a deep mudhole on the dirt road.
• After the storm, mudholes dotted the entire field.
• The children splashed happily in the mudhole by the barn.
• He couldn’t wait to leave that mudhole of a town behind.
• The car’s tires spun uselessly in the mudhole.