remote countryside; boondocks; middle of nowhere
Emphatic, colloquial term for a very rural, isolated area. The prefix ド adds a strong, often negative or exaggerated nuance, similar to 'super' or 'ultra' in English.
See also: ど
He came to Tokyo from the middle of nowhere.
What did you come to such a remote countryside for?
Standard spelling with the emphatic prefix ド in katakana and 田舎 in kanji.
Variant with the prefix in hiragana; less common but still seen.
Ateji spelling using 度 for the phonetic ド; rarely used.
Formed by attaching the emphatic prefix ド to 田舎 (いなか, 'countryside'). The prefix ド likely derives from 度 (ど, 'degree') used as an intensifier in colloquial speech.