middle of nowhere
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Noun
the middle of nowhere (singular only)
- (idiomatic) A very remote place; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
- 1889 Nov. 2, "The Proof" (editorial), The Daily Record (Kansas, USA), p. 2 (retrieved 12 April 2013):
- We set out to demonstrate to the people of the county that a corrupt ring managed the Republican party in this county. . . . We want that corrupt ring knocked into the middle of Nowhere.
- 1920, Margaret Pedler, The Hermit of Far End, ch. 29:
- "Only we don't happen to be in the middle of nowhere! We're just about a couple of miles from a market town where abides a nice little inn whence petrol can be obtained."
- 1977 Oct. 17, "Now, the Poor Man's Jumbo Jet," Time:
- South Florida's Everglades Jetport is a fancy name for a concrete runway in the middle of nowhere.
- 2012 May 9, Bettina Wassener, "A Modern Magellan Demonstrates Power of the Sun," New York Times (retrieved 12 April 2013):
- [A]fter weeks of journeying across the monotonous open sea. . . . “You see nothing for 30 days — you’re in the middle of nowhere, you feel like you are in outer space,” said Mr. Domjan.
- 2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 56:
- It feels strange to be crossing the site of the old Ripple Lane locomotive depot and freight yards on a new viaduct, to arrive in what used to be the middle of nowhere but which is now a growing new development.
- 1889 Nov. 2, "The Proof" (editorial), The Daily Record (Kansas, USA), p. 2 (retrieved 12 April 2013):
Usage notes
- Almost always preceded by the.
Synonyms
- See: Thesaurus:remote place
- backwater, backwoods, boondocks, the sticks, Timbuktu
Derived terms
- bumfuck middle of nowhere
Translations
remote place
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