Faroffistan

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Faroffistan (uncountable)

  1. A fictional remote nation-state.
    • 1962, Historic Preservation‎[1], volume 14, National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, page 89:
      ..assistance mission to the United States from the mythical Republic of Faroffistan.
    • 1961, Proceedings of the California Street and Highway Conference‎[2], Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, page 11:
      The Republic of Faroffistan has recently inaugurated a bold new program to assist the overdeveloped areas of the world.
    • 1987, Michael T. Skully, George J. Viksnins, Financing East Asia’s Success‎[3], Palgrave Macmillan UK, →ISBN, page 11:
      Are there not many frauds and bankruptcies out there in Faroffistan?
    • 1985, Harvard Business School Bulletin‎[4], volume 61, The University of California, page 42:
      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.

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