| Origin Continent (Sector) |
Origin Region |
Idiom |
Explanatory Translation |
Referenced Place or Theme, Destination Country |
Referenced Continent
|
| Africa (N) |
Algeria |
China |
|
China, China |
Asia
|
| Africa (N) |
Algeria |
Kandahar |
|
Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Australia
|
| Africa (N) |
Ethiopia |
Australia |
|
Australia, Australia |
Oceania
|
| Africa (NW) |
Mali |
Honolulu |
|
Honolulu, Honolulu |
Africa
|
| Africa (NW) |
Nigeria |
Kafanchan |
|
Kafanchan, Nigeria |
Africa
|
| Africa (NW) |
Nigeria |
Mount Kilimanjaro |
|
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
Asia
|
| Africa (S) |
South Africa |
"The Himalayas" |
|
Himalayas, Tibet |
Asia
|
| Asia (C) |
Kazakhstan |
"в Караганде" (To Karaganda) |
Actual place that puns to "To Kara-gan-Where" (in Russian, Karaganda rhymes with где, "Where") |
Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
Europe
|
| Asia (C) |
Kazakhstan |
На кудыкини горы |
Actual place that also puns to "The Where's-That? Mountains" — from "kudá?", "Where are you going?" |
outside of Moscow, Russia |
|
| Asia (E) |
China |
天涯海角 (tian ya hai jiao) |
Identified with an actual place that carries the meaning "The shoreline of the sky and the corner of the sea" |
Tianya Haijiao, |
Asia
|
| Asia (S) |
India |
Jhumri Telaiya[1] |
A small isolated village that gained notoriety from radio DJs in India |
Jhumri Telaiya, India |
Africa
|
| Asia (S) |
India |
Uganda |
|
Uganda, Uganda |
N America
|
| Asia (S) |
Nepal |
America |
|
America, USA |
Asia
|
| Asia (S) |
Pakistan |
Tibet |
|
Tibet, Himalayas |
Africa
|
| Asia (S) |
South India |
Uganda |
|
Uganda, Uganda |
Asia
|
| Asia (S) |
Sri Lanka |
China |
|
China, China |
N America
|
| Asia (SE) |
Indonesia |
Amrik (USA) |
|
United States, USA |
Asia
|
| Asia (SE) |
Indonesia |
Hong Kong |
|
Hong Kong, China |
Africa
|
| Asia (SE) |
Malaysia |
Zimbabwe |
|
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe |
Oceania
|
| Asia (SW) |
Lebanon |
Honolulu |
|
Honolulu, Honolulu |
Asia
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
"в Караганде" (To Karaganda) |
Actual place that puns to "To Kara-gan-Where" (in Russian, Karaganda rhymes with где, "Where") |
Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
Europe
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
Кудыкина гора (Kudykina Mountain) |
Actual place that also puns to "The Where's-That? Mountains" — from "kudá?", "Where are you going?" |
outside of Moscow, Russia |
Asia
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
на Камчатке (Kamchatka) |
|
Kamchatka, Russia |
Europe
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
Тьмутаракань (Tmutarakan)[2] |
|
Taman, Russia, Russia |
Africa
|
| Asia (W) |
Turkiyë |
Fezzan |
|
Fezzan, Libya |
Australia
|
| Australia (C) |
Australia |
"back o' Bourke" |
Bourke is a remote town |
Bourke, Australia |
Asia
|
| Europe (E) |
Hungary |
"As far as Makó is from Jerusalem"[3] |
After a Hungarian General of the 1300s who confused his location |
Jerusalem, Israel |
Europe
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
Buxtehude[4] |
|
Buxtehude, Germany |
Europe
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
Hinter Posemuckel |
"Outer Podmokle" (Poland) |
Podmokle Wielkie, Poland |
S America
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
"Mitten in der Pampa" |
"In the middle of the Pampas" |
Pampas, Argentina/Chile |
Europe
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
Walachai |
|
Wallachia, Germany |
Oceania
|
| Europe (N) |
Norway |
Huttaheiti |
|
Tahiti, Tahiti |
Europe
|
| Europe (N) |
Sweden |
Korpilombolo |
|
Korpilombolo, Sweden |
Oceania
|
| Europe (N) |
Sweden |
"Tjotahejti" (sho-ta-hey-tee)[5] |
Derivation of "To Tahiti" |
Tahiti, Tahiti |
Asia
|
| Europe (NE) |
Estonia |
China |
|
China, China |
N America
|
| Europe (NE) |
Finland |
Huitsin Nevadassa |
"Extremely Nevada" |
Nevada, Western US |
Asia
|
| Europe (NE) |
Latvia |
Kamchatka |
|
Kamchatka, Russia |
Oceania
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
Honolulu |
|
Honolulu, Honolulu |
Europe
|
| Europe (S) |
Italy |
Canicattì |
|
Canicattì, Italy |
Asia
|
| Europe (SE) |
Bosnia |
Tunguzija |
|
Tunguska, Tunguska |
Asia
|
| Europe (SE) |
Croatia |
Tunguzija |
|
Tunguska, Tunguska |
Oceania
|
| Europe (SE) |
Romania |
Honolulu |
|
Honolulu, Honolulu |
Asia
|
| Europe (SE) |
Serbia |
in Tunguzija |
Tunguska region in Siberia, which puns with "guz", the Serbian word for butt |
Tunguska, Tunguska |
Asia
|
| Europe (SW) |
Portugal |
Conchinchina |
An old name for Vietnam |
Vietnam, Vietnam |
Asia
|
| Europe (SW) |
Spain |
Conchinchina |
An old name for Vietnam |
Vietnam, Vietnam |
S America
|
| Europe (SW) |
Spain |
Pernambuco |
|
Pernambuco, Brazil |
Africa
|
| Europe (W) |
France |
Tataouine |
|
Tataouine, Tunisia |
Asia
|
| Europe (W) |
Netherlands |
Tokyo |
|
Tokyo, Japan |
Africa
|
| Europe (W) |
Spain |
Fernando Poo |
An obsolete name for Bioko |
Bioko, Equatorial Guinea |
Asia
|
| N America (E) |
Cuba |
China |
|
China, China |
N America
|
| N America (E) |
French Caribbean |
Miquelon |
|
Miquelon, near Northern Canada |
N America
|
| N America (N) |
Canada |
The Mouk-Mouk Islands, or Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
On Lac-Duparquet in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec |
Lac-Duparquet, Canada |
N America
|
| N America (N) |
Canada |
Tuktoyaktuk |
|
Tuktoyaktuk, Canada |
Africa
|
| N America (N) |
USA |
"Bumfuck Egypt" |
|
Egypt, Egypt |
Asia
|
| N America (N) |
USA |
Outer Mongolia[6] |
|
Mongolia, Mongolia |
Africa
|
| N America (N) |
USA, Britain |
Timbuktu[7] |
|
Timbuktu, Mali |
N America
|
| N America (W) |
Trinidad and Tobago (South) |
Toco |
The northernmost village in the country |
Toco, Trinidad and Tobago |
Asia
|
| S America (M) |
Brazil |
in Cochinchina |
|
Vietnam, Vietnam |
Asia
|
| S America (M) |
Brazil |
Pra lá de Bagdá[8] |
"Away from Baghdad" (rhyming in Portuguese) |
Baghdad, Iraq |
S America
|
| S America (M) |
Bulgaria |
"In Machu Picchu in the wild" |
|
Machu Picchu, Peru |
S America
|
| S America (S) |
Columbia |
“Hasta la Patagonia” |
"Past Patagonia" |
Patagonia, Argentina/Chile |
S America
|
| S America (SW) |
Argentina |
La Quiaca |
|
La Quiaca, Argentina |
|
| Europe (N) |
Sweden |
Långtbortistan |
Far Away-istan, punning on the -stan countries |
("Far-Aways-Ville") |
|
| Europe (NW) |
Denmark |
Langtbortistan |
Far Away-istan, punning on the -stan countries |
("Far-Aways-Ville") |
|
| Europe (W) |
Netherlands |
Verweggistan |
Far Away-istan, punning on the -stan countries |
("Far-Aways-Ville") |
|
| N America (N) |
Canada |
"Saint-Loin-Loin-des-Creux-Creux" |
"Saint Far Far of the Deep Deep" |
("Far-Aways-Ville") |
|
| N America (N) |
USA, Britain |
Nowheresville[9] |
|
("Far-Aways-Ville") |
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
"Wo der Pfeffer wächst" |
"Where the pepper grows" |
("Where the pepper grows") |
|
| Europe (N) |
Sweden |
"dra dit pepparn växer" or "Dit pepparn gror"[10] |
"Where the pepper grows" |
("Where the pepper grows") |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
"Gdzie pieprz rośnie" |
"Where the pepper grows" |
("Where the pepper grows") |
|
| Europe (NW) |
Denmark |
"Hvor peberet gror" |
"Where the pepper grows" |
("Where the pepper grows") |
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
В жопе мира |
"In the ass of the world" |
(Anus of the World) |
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
"Am arsch der welt" |
"At the ass of the world" |
(Anus of the World) |
|
| Europe (N) |
Germany |
Hintertupfingen |
"Far Away's-ville" |
(Anus of the World) |
|
| Europe (S) |
Italy |
"In culo al mondo" |
"In the butthole of the world" |
(Anus of the World) |
|
| Asia (S) |
Pakistan |
Kohkaf ("Mount Qaf")[11] |
"Mount Qaf" |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Asia (SW) |
Iran |
"On top of Ghãf summit" |
A mythical Iranian mountain |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Australia (C) |
Australia |
"Woop Woop" |
(Fictional Place Name) |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Europe (E) |
Czech Republic |
Kocourkov |
(Fictional Place Name) |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Europe (E) |
Czech Republic |
Tramtárie |
(Fictional Place Name) |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Europe (SE) |
Balkans |
"вдън гори тилилейски" (vdun gori Tilileiski)[12] |
"In the forests of Tilley", from a popular children's book |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Europe (W) |
France |
Pétaouchnok |
Perhaps a derivation from Petropavlovsk |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| N America (N) |
Canada |
"Saint-clin-clin-des-meuh-meuh" |
After Saint-Glinglin — a fictional saint of little importance — and Meu-Meu — the sound that cows make; alt, "St-Mouk-Mouk-des-Meu-Meu" |
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
"У чëрта на рогах" |
"On the devils horns" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
"У чёрта на куличках"[13] |
"In the demon's forest" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Finland |
"Jumalan selän takana" |
"Behind God's back" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
"gdzie diabeł mówi dobranoc" |
"Where the devil says good night" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Europe (SE) |
Croatia |
"Bogu iza nogu" |
"Behind God's legs" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Europe (SE) |
Greece |
Στου διαόλου την μάνα (Stou diaolou thn mana)[14] |
"The Devil's Mother's Place" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Asia (E) |
China |
"冇雷公咁遠" |
"so far away that it's even outside the reach of the god of thunder"; alt., outside the reach of the Emperor |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (S) |
India |
সাত সমুদ্র পারে (Shaat shomudro tero nodir par or "Sat somudro pare")[15] |
"Seven seas and thirteen rivers away" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (S) |
India, Nepal |
"सात समुंद्र पार" (Saat Samunder Paar)[16] |
"Beyond the 7 Seas" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (SW) |
Iran |
وسط ناکجا آباد |
"Middle of nowhere land" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Australia (C) |
Australia |
"Beyond the black stump" |
|
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
"Antypody" |
Antipodes (the farthest place on the globe) |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Europe (SW) |
Spain |
"El quinto pino" |
"the fifth pine tree" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| N America (N) |
USA, Britain |
"Back of beyond" |
|
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (E) |
China, Singapore, Taiwan |
"""鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎"" (Niǎo bù shēng dàn, gǒu bù lā shǐ)[17]" |
"A place where birds don’t lay eggs and dogs don't shit" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
"где раки зимуют" |
"Where the crayfish spend the winter" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (C) |
Germany, Austria |
"Wo sich Fuchs und Hase Gute Nacht sagen"[18] |
"Where fox and rabbit say goodnight to each other" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (E) |
Czech Republic |
"Tam, kde dávají lišky dobrou noc"[19] |
"Where the foxes say goodnight" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
"Gdzie psy dupami szczekają" |
"Where the dogs barks with their asses" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (NE) |
Poland |
"Gdzie raki zimują" |
“Where crayfish sleep” |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (W) |
France |
Perpet-les-oies |
"forever-away-where-there-are-geese" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| S America (M) |
Brazil |
"""Onde o vento faz a curva""[20]" |
"Where the wind bends" |
(Where [law of nature] breaks) |
|
| Europe (SW) |
Spain |
"Donde Cristo perdió el mechero" |
"Where christ lost his lighter" (or "…la zapatilla", his shoe, or "…el gorro", his hat) |
(Where [religious figure] lost their [mundane possession]) |
|
| N America (E) |
Dominican Rep |
"Donde el Diablo dejó las chanclas" |
"Where the devil lost his flip-flops" |
(Where [religious figure] lost their [mundane possession]) |
|
| N America (E) |
Venezuela |
"Donde el Diablo dejó el guayuco" |
"Where the devil lost his loin cloth" (alt: las chanclas/los interiores — flip-flops, boxers, or "Donde Jesús perdió la chola", "Where Jesus lost his sandal" |
(Where [religious figure] lost their [mundane possession]) |
|
| S America (M) |
Brazil |
"Onde Judas perdeu as botas" |
"Where Judas lost his boots" |
(Where [religious figure] lost their [mundane possession]) |
|
| Asia (W) |
Russia |
Мухосранск (MU-kho-sransk) |
"Fly(🪰)-crap-ville" |
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
|
| Europe (S) |
Italy |
Culonia |
"Butts-ville" |
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
|
| N America (N) |
USA |
"Bumblefuck Nowhere" |
|
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
N America
|
| Africa (N) |
Algeria |
Alaska |
|
Alaska, USA |
Asia
|
| Africa (N) |
Egypt |
Jalajel جلاجل |
|
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Africa
|
| Africa (S) |
South Africa |
"Kaap toe en terug" |
"To the Cape and Back" |
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Asia
|
| Asia (S) |
Pakistan |
Kahna Kacha |
|
Kana Kacha, Pakistan |
Asia
|
| Asia (SE) |
Indonesia |
Jonggol |
|
Jonggol, Indonesia |
Asia
|
| Asia (SE) |
Indonesia |
Ujung Berung |
|
Banddung, Indonesia |
Asia
|
| Asia (SE) |
Philippines |
Jolo |
|
Jolo, Philippines |
Asia
|
| Asia (W) |
Saudi Arabia |
قلعة واردين / Castle of Wardin |
|
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia |
Europe
|
| Europe (SW) |
Portugal |
Freixo de Espada à Cinta |
|
Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Portugal |
N America
|
| N America (N) |
Canada |
Chibougamau |
|
Chibougamau, Northern Canada |
S America
|
| N America (W) |
Trinidad |
Quito Quito |
|
Quito, Ecuador |
|
| Europe (SE) |
Greece |
Birdville |
|
(Fictional Place) |
|
| Asia (C) |
Tartarstan, Siberia |
"в адской дырке" |
"In Hell's Hole" |
(Godless Place) |
|
| Africa (N) |
Egypt |
في آخر الدنيا |
"At the far end of the world" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (S) |
India |
"Dhar Dhar govindopur" |
"Remote Govindopur" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (SE) |
Malaysia |
"Hujung dunia" |
"End of the earth" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Asia (SW) |
Israel |
"סוף העולם שמאלה" |
(Sof HaOlam Smola) "End of the world, then take a left'" |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| S America (SW) |
Chile |
"a la punta del cero" |
"at the top of the hill", |
(Nebulous landmark) |
|
| Europe (E) |
Czech |
"Kde chcipl pes" |
"Where the dog died" |
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
|
| Europe (NW) |
Denmark |
"Lars tyndskidsmark" |
"Lars diarrhea field" |
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
|
| N America (M) |
Mexico |
"Casa de la Verga" |
"The house of the dick" |
(Where [taboo activity] happens) |
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