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flyover country

flyover country noun: the parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.

Noun

flyover country (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory, sometimes) The parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.
    • Implicit in dismissals like Mencken’s is the notion that what happens in Middle America should stay in Middle America—that what entertains or illuminates in so-called flyover country couldn’t possibly matter elsewhere.2018 September 26, Carson Vaughan, “'Boom Town' Explodes the Notion of ‘Flyover’ Territory”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2018

Questions about flyover country

What does flyover country mean?
Flyover country means the parts of the United States between the East and West Coasts.
What part of speech is flyover country?
Flyover country is a noun.

Words near flyover country in the dictionary

  1. flyoffs
  2. Flyorov
  3. flyout
  4. flyouts
  5. flyover
  6. flyover country
  7. flyover state
  8. flyover states
  9. flyovers
  10. flypaper
  11. flypaper theory

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