Perähikiä

Finnish

proper noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) An imaginary remote place, which is far from anything interesting; the middle of nowhere - equates to Bumfuck, Egypt in American slang and Woop Woop in Australian slang.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish perä (origin, back, hind, rear, remote, back-end, tail end, stern, butt, rear aft part of anything, behind, aft, tail) + Finnish Hikiä (a village at Hausjrvi municipality).

Origin

Finnish

Hikiä

Gloss

a village at Hausjrvi municipality

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