In the 1960-70s, Egypt still held a mystique as an out of the way, far away, mysterious, exotic place to most Americans. Also, since most people couldn't even name one city in Egypt, the fictitious small village of 'Bumblefuck, or 'Buttfuck' was created to exhibit a place of. No, there is not. But there is a place called Bum Bum, Pulau. The term in the question is a figure of speech indicating that a place is very remote, inaccessible or not at all where the speaker. A map of North Carolina cities will show that on one side of the state, you have miles of beaches, including the famed Outer Banks, where many hotels are events take place. In addition to that, there is a major financial and banking center in the middle of the state with Charlotte. These maps of ancient Egypt seek to highlight representative aspects of the country: historical development, locations of major constructions, Egypt as we know it today and the always important River Nile, that contributed to the growth of the ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Alternative forms[edit]
- BFE; bumfuck; bumfuck nowhere, Bumfuck, Nowhere; Bumfuck, Ohio; Bumfuck, Idaho; Bumfuck, Iowa; East Bumfuck
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Audio (AU)
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Bumfuk Egypt Map Africa
Bumfuck, Egypt
- (vulgar,idiomatic,US, originally militaryslang) The middle of nowhere.
- 1991, William H. Labarge, Hornet's Nest, page 96:
- One screwup and he could be splitting rocks on a chain gang somewhere in Bumfuck, Egypt.
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- See: Thesaurus:remote place
- Woop Woop(Australia)
- beyond the black stump(Australia)
References[edit]
Bumfuk Egypt Map Location
- Elting, John R., Dan Cragg, Ernest Deal (1984) A Dictionary of Soldier Talk, New York: Scribner, page 43
Bumfuk Egypt Map Asia