Lower Slobbovia

[ loh-er sluh-boh-vee-uh, slo- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lower Slobbovia¹

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

The Republicans should send Mr. McCarthy on a fact-finding trip to Lower Slobbovia for tips on how one can keep one’s mouth tightly closed.

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

Aside from the comic-strip troops of Al Capp's Lower Slobbovia or the G.I.s who stumble through maneuvers at Camp Swampy with Beetle Bailey, the 70,000-man army of The Netherlands is probably the raunchiest-looking fighting force in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive