middle of nowhere

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middle of nowhere

noun the middle of nowhere · middles of nowhere

  1. countable, idiomatic, uncountable A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics. 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.

    Similar: See: Thesaurus:remote place, backwater, backwoods, boondocks, the sticks, Timbuktu

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@misc{middle_of_nowhere_2026,
  title = {middle of nowhere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20of%20nowhere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}