Dictionary

bumfuck en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbʌmˌfʌk/ (General-American)
• (Northern-California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English bumfuck From bum + fuck.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, of something or someone, slang, vulgar) Undesirable or held in contempt.
   • Someone, let's say Boris Yeltsin's bum-fuck girlfriend, is part of a syndicate—you know, Russian Mob, say. 2003, Ken Morris, Man in the Middle, page 168:
   • That sounds more like your bum-fuck nonsense than mine. 2007, Lori Handeland, Hidden Moon, page 4:
   • [Jackson Securities] did a ton of Internet crap before the sector went baballoo. You know, companies with [absolutely no value], but with dot com at the end of their name[s]. We take a million shares of Bum Fuck Dot Com at ten bucks. […] ibidem, page 78
2. (derogatory, of a place, slang, vulgar) Isolated; far; remote.
   • So now, some kid from some village in the bumfuckest of global nowhere, has that library in their hands and they will do things with it. 2024 April 1, u/vampy_bat- (OP), [deleted user] (quoted commenter), “Isn’t it insane we have the internet and like Phones and stuff?”, in r/CasualConversation, Reddit, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2026:

Forms

bumfuck en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbʌmˌfʌk/ (General-American)
• (Northern-California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English bumfuck From bum + fuck.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) Anal sex.
   • I could really go for a good nasty bumfuck right now.
2. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) An isolated place far removed from major cities.
   • I had to park in bumfuck because all the good spots were taken. 2009, Tony Thorne, Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, page 73:
   • Why the hell does your brother have to live out in bumfuck?

Forms

Deriveds

bumfuck nowhere

Synonyms

Timbuktu

Translations (20)

it in culo al mondo (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fi hevonvittu (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fr Pétaouchnok (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fr au diable Vauvert (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fi perähikiä (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · es jurutungo viejo (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fr trou du cul du monde (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · sv avkrok (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · sv håla (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fi hevonperse (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fi takahikiä (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · ru ебеня́ (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · de Kaff (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · ru Зажо́пинск (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · es Conchinchina (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fr nulle part (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · pt Cochinchina (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · sv byhåla (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · fr trou (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt)) · it Culonia (an isolated place far removed from normal cities and towns (with contempt))

bumfuck en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈbʌmˌfʌk/ (General-American)
• (Northern-California) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English bum Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck English bumfuck From bum + fuck.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang, vulgar) To copulate anally; to fuck in the bum.
   • ‘Git outa the way,’ Monte said, ‘or I’ll hike back to the cop shop an’ tell ‘em you bum-fucked Duck Allsop.’ 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 60:

Forms

Synonyms

cornhole · bum · assfuck · buttfuck