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Browsing page 1 of words meaning based on proximity (near, far, etc.) (35 words total)
The slang words in this thesaurus category appear below the table of contents.
Where does this category appear in the slang thesaurus?
- Things
- locations and places (related to)
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- based on proximity (near, far, etc.)
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- far away, rural area, boring place
- present, near, directly
- not present, away
What slang words have this meaning?
The definitions of these slang words appear below the list.
- ACK – AFK – ass-end of space – AWOL – back 40 – BFE – boondocks – boonies, the – Bumblefuck – bumfuck – Bum Fuck, Egypt – 'burbs, the – Butt-Fuck, Egypt – Butt-Fucking, Egypt – Cairo – cattywompus – Deliveranceville – Dullsville – East Bumblefuck – East Butt-fuck – East Nowhere – Egypt – flake on – flyover country – Guam – middle of nowhere, the – NAK – offline – play hookie – play hooky – smack dab – sticks, the – twittlefuck – Upper Rubber Boot – Wanker Town, USA
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ACK
interjection
- as a question, to enquire whether someone is present.
Speaker: ACK?
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
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Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- as a statement, to confirm one's presence. An appropriate response to ping.
Speaker: Are you there?
Response: ACK.Speaker: ping
Response: ACK.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
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Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- an exclamation of surprise or alarm.
Ack!
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Last edited on Sep 28 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
- yes.
Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
Response: ACK.Speaker: Do you want to shop for monitors?
Response: ACK, but we don't need to buy one today.- See more words with the same meaning: abbreviations (list of).
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- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Jun 14 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
origin
- ACK is a common abbreviation for "acknowledged," used in computing. The opposite of ACK is NAK.
Note that "ack" as an exclamation of surprise or alarm has no relation to computing.Last edited on Apr 26 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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AFK
other
- acronym of "away from keyboard." Commonly used in online textual communication, such as IM and chat. One may "go" AFK, as in the following example.
I need to go AFK to get some lunch.
Samueliscool is now AFK.
- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
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Last edited on Apr 16 2013. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Jul 17 2009.
- acronym of "away from keyboard." Commonly used in online textual communication, such as IM and chat. Used to respond to a message, indicating that one isn't currently available. (Of course, in this usage, "away from keyboard" isn't strictly true.)
Question: Hey, can I talk to you about the programming assignment for CS61A?
Response: AFK.- See more words with the same meaning: Internet, texting, SMS, email, chat acronyms (list of).
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Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Jul 17 2009.
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ass-end of space
noun
- some location extremely far away.
Sorry it took me so long to get here. I had to park my car in the ass-end of space.
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Last edited on Dec 30 2002. Submitted by Kevin Schmidt from Winnipeg, MB, Canada on Dec 30 2002.
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AWOL
adjective
- acronym of "absent without leave."
The kids were AWOL from school.
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Last edited on Jun 09 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 09 2008.
- not present when needed.
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Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
- inexplicably absent.
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Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
origin
- A military term, meaning to be absent from one's duties without permission.
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Last edited on Jun 09 2008. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 09 2008.
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back 40
noun
- wild or rough terrain adjacent to a developed area.
We spent all night doing maneuvers in the back 40.
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Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Patrick from Austin, TX, USA on Jun 18 1998.
origin
- Origin: shortened form of "back 40 acres." A land owner or farmer who has developed part of their property (e.g. planted crops or use the land for cattle grazing) may refer to their undeveloped land as the "back X," where X is some number of acres. "40" has become the popular number to cite when using this expression.
Last edited on Jul 26 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 26 2007.
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BFE
noun
- acronym for Butt-Fuck, Egypt.
You want me to drive you home but u live in BFE!
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Last edited on Jan 04 2020. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
- acronym for "Bum Fucked Egypt".
We're in BFE.
Last edited on Aug 02 2018. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 02 2018.
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boondocks
- Tagalog for mountains and the phrase "live in the boonies" is a corruption of this. Probably comes from when the GIs were in the Philippines.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Ming A. from Hong Kong on Jun 29 2005.
noun - plural
- a place that is far from the current location.
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Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Leonard R. from Saint Petersburg, FL, USA on May 20 2004.
- a place far from other people or from excitement; "the middle of nowhere".
My friend Josh lives in the boondocks.
I'm not driving there - it's in the middle of the boondocks.
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Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Mark K. on Sep 30 2004.
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boonies, the
noun - plural
- any place away from excitement.
She lives way out in the boonies.
Last edited on Nov 22 2010. Submitted by Mallory from AK, USA on Apr 26 1999.
- a rural location; "in the middle of nowhere".
It's boring living out in the boonies.
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Last edited on Nov 22 2010. Submitted by LiLMizPimpette from South Carolina, USA on Jan 11 2002.
notes
- From the word "boondocks", which has the same meaning.
Last edited on Dec 28 2003. Submitted by Mary M. from Antioch, CA, USA on Dec 28 2003.
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Bumblefuck
noun
- a location inconveniently far away. See also East Bumblefuck.
You parked way out in Bumblefuck!
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Last edited on Nov 21 2002. Submitted by Maurice J. from Fall River, MA, USA on Nov 21 2002.
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bumfuck
noun
- an imaginary place where all the residents are hicks, rednecks, or otherwise backwards.
He's from Bumfuck, Nebraska.
Citation from "Chapter 8", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 2 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: far away, rural area, boring place.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.
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