Bumblefuck

English

Alternative forms

• East Bumblefuck
• West Bumblefuck

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bumblefuck

1. (slang, vulgar) An isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.
   • 2002, Derek Hart, Tales of the Yellow Silk,‎^[1], page 153:

     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..."

   • 2005, Loren Stone, Bait, search

     "What the fuck were you doing with your crazy fucking family out in the middle of west bumblefuck Pennsylvania?"

Synonyms

• See: Thesaurus:remote place
• Bumfuck, Egypt (BFE)

Related terms

• bumfuck
• Bumfuck, Egypt
• BFE