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Faroffistan en · NOUN

Etymology

From far off + -istan. Coined by American cartoonist and artist Carl Fallberg in 1958.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A fictional remote nation-state.
    • ..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan. 1962, Historic Preservation, volume 14, National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, page 89:
    • The Republic of Faroffistan has recently inaugurated a bold new program to assist the overdeveloped areas of the world. 1961, Proceedings of the California Street and Highway Conference, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, page 11:
    • I think it's great, of course, but my mind keeps flashing back to the John Hanold/Doug Fields debates on Faroffistan in Prof. Berg's class. 1985, Harvard Business School Bulletin, volume 61, The University of California, page 42:
    • Are there not many frauds and bankruptcies out there in Faroffistan? 1987, Michael T. Skully, George J. Viksnins, Financing East Asia’s Success, Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, page 11:

Translations (4)

nl Verweggistan (Translations) · da Langtbortistan (Translations) · is Langtíburtistan (Translations) · sv Långtbortistan (Translations)