voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a figure of speech you like in your language?voytek709@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretotallynotaspy@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days ago“Butt fuck Egypt (BFE),” when referring to being in the middle of nowhere or the far edges of a parking area. For example, Sally complained to her friend in the food court, “I had to park all the way in BFE. I’m dreading the walk back to the car.”
minus-squareEmoDuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoNice. In German we have “am Arsch der Welt”, lit. translating to “at the arse of the world” to refer to the middle of nowhere
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoIn portuguese, we also like to say “where Judas lost his boots”
minus-squareC A B B A G E@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoEnglish has “the arse end of nowhere” too. Wir sind alle gleich.
minus-squareVacationlandgirl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoNew England, at least. BFE is half the state of Maine, but also the furthest spots in the Hannaford parking lot.
minus-squareweew@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoWhy Egypt specifically? I’ve heard the phrase bumfuck nowhere before.
“Butt fuck Egypt (BFE),” when referring to being in the middle of nowhere or the far edges of a parking area. For example, Sally complained to her friend in the food court, “I had to park all the way in BFE. I’m dreading the walk back to the car.”
Nice. In German we have “am Arsch der Welt”, lit. translating to “at the arse of the world” to refer to the middle of nowhere
In portuguese, we also like to say “where Judas lost his boots”
English has “the arse end of nowhere” too. Wir sind alle gleich.
Bruh where is this?
New England, at least. BFE is half the state of Maine, but also the furthest spots in the Hannaford parking lot.
Why Egypt specifically? I’ve heard the phrase bumfuck nowhere before.