Faroffistan

noun

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Noun

1
A fictional remote nation-state. uncountable
"..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan."

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Example

"..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan."

Etymology

From far off + -stan. Coined by American cartoonist and artist Carl Fallberg in 1958.

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