Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Fim do mundo/cafundó
English translation:
middle of nowhere/boondocks
Added to glossary by
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Jan 28, 2010 15:04
14 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Fim do mundo/cafundó
Portuguese to English
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Fim do mundo/cafundó
I need an expression to indicate a remote area of a city.
neck of the woods won't do.
neck of the woods won't do.
Proposed translations
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Jan 30, 2010 16:05: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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middle of nowhere
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One more: boondocks
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One more: boondocks
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
13 mins
Boondocks
Boondocks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Boondocks (disambiguation).
The term boondocks refers to a remote, usually brushy rural area;[1] or to a remote city or town that is considered unsophisticated.[2] The expression was introduced to English by American military personnel serving in the Philippines during the early years of the 20th century.[3][4] It derives from the Tagalog word "bundok", meaning "mountain".[5] According to military historian Paul Kramer, the term had attached to it "connotations of bewilderment and confusion", due to the guerrilla nature of the warfare in which the soldiers were engaged [4].
The term has evolved into American slang used to refer to the countryside or any implicitly isolated rural/wilderness area, regardless of topography or vegetation. Similar slang or colloquial words are "the sticks", "the backblocks" in Australia & New Zealand, "bundu" in South Africa, and "out in the tules" in California. The diminutive "the boonies" can be heard in films about the Vietnam War such as Brian De Palma's Casualties of War. It is used by American military personnel to designate rural areas of Vietnam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boondocks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Boondocks (disambiguation).
The term boondocks refers to a remote, usually brushy rural area;[1] or to a remote city or town that is considered unsophisticated.[2] The expression was introduced to English by American military personnel serving in the Philippines during the early years of the 20th century.[3][4] It derives from the Tagalog word "bundok", meaning "mountain".[5] According to military historian Paul Kramer, the term had attached to it "connotations of bewilderment and confusion", due to the guerrilla nature of the warfare in which the soldiers were engaged [4].
The term has evolved into American slang used to refer to the countryside or any implicitly isolated rural/wilderness area, regardless of topography or vegetation. Similar slang or colloquial words are "the sticks", "the backblocks" in Australia & New Zealand, "bundu" in South Africa, and "out in the tules" in California. The diminutive "the boonies" can be heard in films about the Vietnam War such as Brian De Palma's Casualties of War. It is used by American military personnel to designate rural areas of Vietnam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boondocks
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15 mins
the boonies/the toolies/Bumf*ck Egypt
or...the other end of the world / beyond the end of the world
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bumfuck Egypt
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bum fuck egyp...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bumfuck Egypt
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=bum fuck egyp...
22 mins
out in the sticks
Out in the sticks - Idiom Definition - UsingEnglish.com
Dec 18, 2009 ... Definition of 'Out in the sticks' from our dictionary of English idioms and idiomatic expressions.
www.usingenglish.com › Reference › Idioms
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Correct link
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/out in the stic...
Dec 18, 2009 ... Definition of 'Out in the sticks' from our dictionary of English idioms and idiomatic expressions.
www.usingenglish.com › Reference › Idioms
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Correct link
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/out in the stic...
+1
1 hr
in the back and beyond
A suggestion.
6 mins
Nowheresville
A possibility, or "back of beyond"
http://www.wordnik.com/words/Nowheresville/examples
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I'd like to add another suggestion, since most of them seem to really suggest places out in the rural beyond.
I think the word "God-forsaken" might be useful as you could say "some God-foresaken part of the city".
http://www.wordnik.com/words/Nowheresville/examples
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I'd like to add another suggestion, since most of them seem to really suggest places out in the rural beyond.
I think the word "God-forsaken" might be useful as you could say "some God-foresaken part of the city".
2 hrs
4 hrs
End of the world
just another suggestion
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