back of the beyond



back of the beyond

the most remote place; somewhere very remote. John hardly ever comes to the city. He lives at the back of the beyond. Mary likes city life, but her husband likes to live in the back of the beyond.
See also: back, beyond, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Manoja-Hinduism
Arkadyahr-KAH-deeRussian
Archembald-Ancient Germanic
Bernardbər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic
DorcasDAWR-kəs (English)Biblical
Dumisani-Southern African, Zulu