Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumblefuck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
bum-ble-fuck
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bumfuckinflu. English bumble Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English Bumblefuck Variant of bumfuck (“isolated, backwards location; literally, anal intercourse”), replacing vulgar (in this context) bum (“buttocks”) with gentler, more humorous bumble (“move clumsily”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

East Bumblefuck (alternative) West Bumblefuck (alternative)

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Synonyms

See: Thesaurus:remote place Bumfuck, Egypt

Questions

What does bumblefuck mean?
An isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.
Where does bumblefuck come from?
Etymology tree English bumfuckinflu. English bumble Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English Bumblefuck Variant of bumfuck (“isolated, backwards location; literally, anal intercourse”), replacing vulgar (in this context) bum (“buttocks”) with gentler, more humorous bumble (“move clumsily”).

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