beyond the black stump
prep_phraseEtymology
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.
Definitions
In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas
In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.
- While Millard did not shift from log cabin to White House, he did transport himself from beyond the Black Stump to strike it rich at Stawell.
- “Just don't go gettin' serious,” Frank warned. “We don't want any trouble. We're gonna be beyond the black stump out there, not at the bloody Lennox Hotel.”
- Kimberly, his eldest daughter who we love dearly, is very pregnant with our great grand daughter, the father of whom I have never met and who has shot through to the outback far beyond the black stump.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA