Definition of flyover country

flyover country    

noun - uncountable

• in the United States, the land between the east and west coasts.

  He grew up somewhere in flyover country.

  • See more words with the same meaning: far away, rural area, boring place.

  Last edited on Sep 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 20 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'far away, rural area, boring place':
East Butt-f*ck	Definitions include: a location inconveniently far away. Also used is the less offensive East Bumble-fuck.
BFE	Definitions include: acronym for Butt-Fuck, Egypt.
Bumblef*ck	Definitions include: a location inconveniently far away.
Dullsville	Definitions include: a boring place.
boonies, the	Definitions include: any place away from excitement.
back 40	Definitions include: wild or rough terrain adjacent to a developed area.
East Nowhere	Definitions include: any location inconveniently far away; "the middle of nowhere".
Cairo	Definitions include: One hypothesis is that the term comes from the region of southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt."
Butt-f*cking, Egypt	Definitions include: a placeholder name for a location that is remote, uninteresting, or inhabited by detestable rural folk.
Wanker Town, USA	Definitions include: a derogatory term for a small town or rural area.
boondocks	Definitions include: a place that is far from the current location.
middle of nowhere, the	Definitions include: a place far from civilization.
Guam	Definitions include: any location far away.
Deliveranceville	Definitions include: a generic disparaging term for any remote, unsophisticated, backwoods town or region.
Butt-f*ck, Egypt	Definitions include: any location inconveniently far away; "the middle of nowhere".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'country':
country bumpkin	Definitions include: A southerner or one who has been raised in a rural area and has the characteristics similar to that of a hillbilly.
country f*ck	Definitions include: used to describe a rube, hayseed, farmer, etc.
God's country	Definitions include: an inconvenient or far-off location.
naked country	Definitions include: to live way out in the country that you can walk around naked outside and no one will ever see you.

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