Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beyond the black stump

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: be-yond the black- s-tump
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"While Millard did not shift from log cabin to White House, he did transport himself from beyond the Black Stump to strike it rich at Stawell."
"“Just don't go gettin' serious,” Frank warned. “We don't want any trouble. We're gonna be beyond the black stump out there, not at the bloody Lennox Hotel.”"
"Kimberly, his eldest daughter who we love dearly, is very pregnant with our great grand daughter, the father of whom I have never met and who has shot through to the outback far beyond the black stump."

Etymology

Origin and development contested; possibly from the use of fire-blackened tree-stumps when providing directions to people, or from a particular black stump: see Wikipedia. Attested since the 20th century, and possibly developed in the 19th century.

Usage

Synonyms

remote place back o' Bourke back of beyond Woop Woop

Questions

What does beyond the black stump mean?: In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.
Where does beyond the black stump come from?: Origin and development contested; possibly from the use of fire-blackened tree-stumps when providing directions to people, or from a particular black stump: see Wikipedia. Attested since the 20th century, and possibly developed in the 19th century.

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