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neck of the woods, this neck of the woodsA neighborhood or nearby area; the area around where one lives. Next time you find yourself in my neck of the woods, give me a call and I'll show you around.See also: neck, of, woodneck of the woodsA neighborhood or region, as in He's one of the wealthiest men in our neck of the woods. Originally (mid-1800s) alluding to a forest settlement, this colloquial term is now used more loosely, for urban as well as rural locales. See also: neck, of, woodneck of the woods a particular small geographical area or community. Neck in the sense of ‘narrow strip of woodland’ is recorded from the late 18th century. 1998 Spectator Both [letters] come from the same neck of the woods, both are on the same subject and both are cries for help which are being ignored. See also: neck, of, woodneck of the woods, thisThis particular region or neighborhood. An Americanism once meaning a forest settlement, this term appeared in print in the 1850s. “She is welcome to the hospitalities of this neck of the wood,” wrote Alice Cary (Married, Not Mated, 1856).See also: neck, of, this |