nether world

American  

Or netherworld

noun

1. the infernal regions; hell.

2. the afterworld, or the hereafter.

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nether world British  

noun

1. the world after death; the underworld

2. hell

3. a criminal underworld

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Etymology

Origin of nether world

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

In going after the widest audience possible, “Bros” may have fallen into a marketplace nether world — too straight for gay audiences, and too gay for straight ones, some analysts posited.

From New York Times

In the manifesto’s unforgettable words: “A society that has conjured up such gigantic means of production and of exchange, is like the sorcerer who is no longer able to control the powers of the nether world whom he has called up by his spells.”

From The Guardian

Then those pre-made products will enter the nether world of sports marketing known as phantom merchandise.

From Washington Post

He has risen completely above moral and patriotic considerations and is floating in a nether world of his own making.

From New York Times

That nether world is closer than is immediately obvious.

From Washington Post