Verweggistan
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ver weg (“far away”) + -stan, calque of English Faroffistan. First coined in Donald Duck magazine in the late 50s by Carl Fallberg. Cf. Danish Langtbortistan, Swedish Långtbortistan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Verweggistan n
- A proverbially obscure, far away country. Literally means 'farawayistan', and is used similar to Timbuktu or Outer Mongolia in English.