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[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Since there's surprisingly no Russian here yet, here are a few I know (some are probably regional):

  • Где раки зимуют [Gde raki zimuyut] - "where crayfish spend their winter"
  • У чёрта на куличиках [U chyorta na kulichikah] - "on the devil's little Easter breads" (there's also a version "on the devil's horns")
  • За тридевять земель [Za tridevyat zemel] - "beyond threenine (i.e. 27) lands" feels somewhat fairytale/archaic, haven't heard anyone use it unironically
  • В жопе мира [V zhope mira] - "in the ass of the world"
  • Зажопье [Zazhopye] - a made up placename roughly meaning "beyond ass", evocative of many toponyms which start with the same prefix (e.g. Замосковоречье [Zamoskvorechye] - "beyond river Moscow")
  • Мухосранск [Mukhosransk] - made-up town name, roughly translatable as "where flies shit"
  • Ухрюпинск [Ukhryupinsk] - corrupted name of the town of Uryupinsk, probably on account of it being far away from my birthplace
  • Подзатворожинск [Podzatvorozhinsk] - made-up town name, roughly "[place which] started to turn into cottage cheese" or "under the [place] beyond cottage cheese" or some combination of the two

But honestly the most likely phrase I'd use in an informal context is a boring чёрт знает где [chyort znayet gde] - "devil knows where"

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago

Мухосранск [Mukhosransk] - made-up town name, roughly translatable as "where flies shit"

I think that has to be my favourite, but "beyond ass" is a strong contender