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The back of beyondMeaningA lonely forsaken place. OriginThe inland desert region of Australia that is otherwise known as the Never-never is also sometimes called the 'Back of Beyond'. The term is more generally used to refer to any real or imagined remote region. It was first put into print by Sir Walter Scott in his novel The Antiquary, 1816:
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