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Huitsin Nevada
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huitsin nevada
Finnish
Alternative forms
fi huitsin nevada
Etymology
Intensifier fi huitsin + fi Nevada Nevada, perceived to be a far-away place in the middle of nowhere. According to fi Heikki Paunonen, the saying is from the 1960s–1970s and may have been influenced by nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site.fi https://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/lukemisto/f86398fa-fbd8-590e-97f1-b6e4d4a4663c Elina Vironen "Se on jossain huitsin Nevadassa" – tiesitkö, että sanonta linkittyy ydinkokeisiin? Maaseudun Tulevaisuus 2019-08-25 2026-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20260424212956/https://www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/lukemisto/f86398fa-fbd8-590e-97f1-b6e4d4a4663c 24 April 2026
Proper noun
Huitsin Nevada
Timbuktu, the middle of nowhere any proverbially distant or remote place
Usage notes
Often used with fi jokin or fi mikään.
Declension
csg Huitsin Nevad a
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