Phrase guide
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In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, idiomatic, informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Origin and development contested; possibly from the use of fire-blackened tree-stumps when providing directions to people, or from a particular black stump: see Wikipedia. Attested since the 20th century, and possibly developed in the 19th century.
