FAR
ADJECTIVES
► ABACK-O’-BEHIND far away, remote → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BACK-A-BUSH far away, deep in the country, in the ‘back of beyond’ → 20C W. Indies & Jamaica
► BACK OF GOD SPEED very far away → 20C Irish sl.
► BEHIND AND BEYOND far away; in the distance → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BEHIND GOD SPEED very far away → 20C Irish sl.
► FAR-FET brought from far → 1579 obs.
► FAR-FETCHED brought from far → 1583 arch.
► LONGINQUE distant; far → 1614 obs.
► SIDE far-off, distant; going far → 1399 obs.
ADVERBS
► BACK-ALONG of position: far in the rear; a long way off → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAR-FORTH to a great distance or extent; far, far on → c1470 obs.
► FARLY far, to a great extent or distance → c1460 obs.
NOUNS
► BACK OF BOURKE ► BACK OF BURKE a long way away, a place far away → 20C sl.
► BACK O’ SUNSET a long way away, a place far away → 20C sl.
► B.F.A. somewhere very far away (Butt Fucking Africa) → 1980s US students’ sl.
► B.F.E. somewhere very far away (Butt Fucking Egypt) → 1980s US students’ sl.
► EYEREACH an expanse of country which extends as far as the eye can see → 1903 Amer. dial.
PHRASES
► BEYOND THE BEYOND far far away, the absolute distance → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
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