Lower Slobbovia

American  

[loh-er sluh-boh-vee-uh, slo-] / ˈloʊ ər sləˈboʊ vi ə, slɒ- /

noun

1. any place considered to be remote, poor, or unenlightened.

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Etymology

Origin of Lower Slobbovia

After an imaginary country of that name in the comic strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp; blend of slob and Latinized names of remote places, as Mongolia and Siberia

Example Sentences

If the prime minister of Lower Slobbovia, for example, won’t say anything in public about a scary candidate in America, maybe an American president won’t say anything about the mayhem and abuse in Lower Slobbovian elections.

From Washington Times

That’s the message to be sent to Lower Slobbovia.

From Washington Times

Li'l Abner inspired a Broadway musical, two movies and a television show, earned Capp $500,000 a year at its peak and introduced Sadie Hawkins Day, the Schmoo, Kickapoo Joy Juice and Lower Slobbovia into the American lexicon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dogpatchers went calling on the snowbound citizens of Lower Slobbovia, home of Lena the Hyena, world's ugliest woman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moffitt writes with cheekiness; the section on how to buy directors' liability insurance begins: "So you were dozing in your Eames chair when the other directors approved that 'commission' to His Austere Majesty the Grand Serene Slob of Lower Slobbovia?"

From Time Magazine Archive