Egypt

Related to Egypt: Ancient Egypt

Bumfuck, Egypt

rude slang A particulary distant, remote location. Tim lives way out in the middle of Bumfuck, Egypt, so it took forever to drive there.
See also: Egypt

butt-fucking Egypt

rude slang A very distant location. No, I rarely see my brother ever since he moved to butt-fucking Egypt.
See also: Egypt

corn in Egypt

An abundance of something. The phrase is Biblical in origin. When I was looking for art supplies, I found corn in Egypt in Maisie's craft room.
See also: corn, Egypt

denial ain't (just) a river in Egypt

cliché A humorous phrase used to highlight the fact that someone is unable or unwilling to believe or acknowledge something as true. (A pun on the colloquial pronunciation of "the Nile.") A: "I mean, I just want to know how she's doing, that's all. I'm totally not still in love with her or anything." B: "Uh huh. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, you know." The boss thinks he can salvage this project by throwing more money at it. Someone should let him know that denial ain't a river in Egypt.
See also: denial, Egypt, river

denial is not (just) a river in Egypt

cliché A humorous phrase used to highlight the fact that someone is in denial about something. (A pun on the colloquial pronunciation of "the Nile.") A: "I mean, I just want to know how she's doing, that's all. I'm totally not still in love with her or anything." B: "Uh huh. Denial is not just a river in Egypt, you know." The boss thinks he can salvage this project by throwing more money at it. Someone should let him know that denial isn't a river in Egypt.
See also: denial, Egypt, not, river
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

corn in Egypt

a plentiful supply.
This expression comes from the aged Jacob's instructions to his sons in Genesis 42:2: ‘Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence’.
See also: corn, Egypt
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

butt-fucking Egypt

and BFE
n. a place that is very far away. (Usually objectionable.) My brother lives out in butt-fucking Egypt somewhere. Gotta be somewhere in BFE at noon, and I ain’t even left yet.
See also: Egypt
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Bumfuck, Egypt
  • buttfuck nowhere
  • bumfuck
  • bumfuck nowhere
  • nowhere
  • Bumblefuck
  • BFE
  • in the middle of nowhere
  • the middle of nowhere
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