Långtbortistan

See also: Langtbortistan

Swedish

Etymology

From långt (“far”) +‎ bort (“away”) +‎ -stan, calque of English Faroffistan, coined by Carl Fallberg in 1958. Attested since 1959, in Kalle Anka & C:o, the Swedish edition of Donald Duck. Cf. Danish Langtbortistan, Dutch Verweggistan.

Proper noun

Långtbortistan n (genitive Långtbortistans)

1. (humorous) a place, possibly fictitious, which is located far away; Timbuktu, Outer Mongolia, Faroffistan

   Synonym: Tjotahejti

See also

• läskeblask
• slarvsylta