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Bumblefuck

Bumblefuck proper noun: an isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.

Proper noun

Bumblefuck

  1. (slang, vulgar) An isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.
    • 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..."2002, Derek Hart, Tales of the Yellow Silk,, page 153
    • "What the fuck were you doing with your crazy fucking family out in the middle of west bumblefuck Pennsylvania?"2005, Loren Stone, Bait, search
    Synonyms:
    Bumfuck, Egypt

Synonyms of Bumblefuck

Forms of Bumblefuck

alternative formEast Bumblefuck
alternative formWest Bumblefuck

Origin of Bumblefuck

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

Questions about Bumblefuck

What does Bumblefuck mean?
Bumblefuck means an isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.
What part of speech is Bumblefuck?
Bumblefuck is a proper noun.

Words near Bumblefuck in the dictionary

  1. bumbledom
  2. bumbledoms
  3. bumblefeet
  4. bumblefoot
  5. bumblefooted
  6. Bumblefuck
  7. bumbleheaded
  8. bumblekite
  9. bumblekites
  10. bumblepuppist
  11. bumblepuppists

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