Bumblefuck

name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
An isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere. slang, vulgar
"Rives jumped to his feet, the veins bulging from his temples. "I can have you on a C-130 to Bumblefuck by this afternoon, Sergeant. You're not messing with the sheriff's daughter here. The Crown Prince of Thailand already hates the US...""

Synonyms

backwater bumfuck egypt bumfuck nowhere bumfuck, egypt hinterland jerkwater town

Example

"Rives jumped to his feet, the veins bulging from his temples. "I can have you on a C-130 to Bumblefuck by this afternoon, Sergeant. You're not messing with the sheriff's daughter here. The Crown Prince of Thailand already hates the US...""

Etymology

Variant of bumfuck (“isolated, backwards location; literally, anal intercourse”), replacing vulgar (in this context) bum (“buttocks”) with gentler, more humorous bumble (“move clumsily”).

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