absurdistan

Questions

What does absurdistan mean?

Any country where absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government.

Where does absurdistan come from?

From absurd + -istan, originally to refer deprecatingly to countries in the former Eastern Bloc, alluding to names such as Turkmenistan, Afghanistan etc.

How to pronounce absurdistan

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