What does "absurdistan" mean?

Any country where absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government.

What is a synonym for "absurdistan"?

Common synonyms include: kafkastan.

Absurdistan

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1
Any country where absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government. derogatory, humorous, informal

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kafkastan

Etymology

From absurd + -stan, originally to refer deprecatingly to countries in the former Eastern Bloc, alluding to names such as Turkmenistan, Afghanistan etc.

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