"Bumfuck, Egypt" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-au-Bumfuck, Egypt.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Bumfuck, Egypt}} Bumfuck, Egypt
  1. (vulgar, idiomatic, US, originally military slang) The middle of nowhere. Tags: US, idiomatic, vulgar Categories (place): Places
    Sense id: en-Bumfuck,_Egypt-en-name-~Cx5Cwm4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:remote place, BFE, Bumblefuck, Woop Woop [Australia], beyond the black stump [Australia], back o' Bourke [Australia], bumfuck, bumfuck nowhere, Bumfuck, Nowhere, Bumfuck, Ohio, Bumfuck, Idaho, Bumfuck, Iowa, East Bumfuck, Kansas
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