Bumfuck, Egypt

proper noun

The middle of nowhere.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. USidiomaticvulgarThe middle of nowhere.

    One screwup and he could be splitting rocks on a chain gang somewhere in Bumfuck, Egypt.

    1991, William H. Labarge, Hornet's Nest, page 96

    Synonyms: BFE, bumfuck, bumfuck nowhere, Bumfuck, Nowhere, Bumfucklahoma, See: Thesaurus:remote place, Bumblefuck, Woop Woop

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