bumfuck nowhere
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- noun
- /bʌmˌfʌk ˈnoʊˌwɛr/
- Offensive
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el culo del mundo
- Living in bumfuck nowhere means you have to travel much farther for basic necessities like groceries and healthcare.
Examples
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She joked that her new job was located in bumfuck nowhere, far away from the city and all its distractions.
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Good money, relocation expenses, room and board, and nowhere to spend it because you'll be in the middle of bumfuck nowhere.
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After driving for hours, they finally reached the remote village in bumfuck nowhere, where no one had ever heard of the internet.
Synonyms
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A place far from towns and people
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A small unimportant place that seems far from everywhere
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A very remote place far from towns and cities
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A remote area far from towns with few modern services
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A very remote place far from towns or cities
A rude informal phrase for a very remote place, often said as a joke
A place that is small and not important, like a quiet country town
Antonyms
How Remote
- Offensive
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- Slang
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Surface Forms
Morphology
bumfuck + nowhere
The head noun 'nowhere' clearly conveys the core idea of a remote or insignificant place, so that part is transparent; however 'bumfuck' is a vulgar slang modifier whose meaning and pragmatic force are not predictably derived from its surface parts and are not conventional English composition. Because the overall sense ('a very remote, desolate place') can be partly inferred from 'nowhere' but the intensifying/vulgar modifier is unpredictable, the expression is best judged semi-transparent.
Etymology
Bumfuck nowhere likely grew from rude speech where the swear word fuck was stuck between bum and nowhere to make the idea of 'nowhere' feel much worse and very far away. So, it is used today to mean 'a very remote, empty place'.