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No matter how mature or learned we are, there are few things that spark more delight than driving through an unfamiliar place and spotting an absurdly named village. The boyish glee that overwhelms us when we discover such a hidden gem often results in an impromptu photo opportunity, and you can bet that there are as many snaps of the signpost welcoming visitors to F*****g , Austria circulating on the web as there are of signposts for cities hundreds of times the size of the tiny but famous town.

No matter where you go in the world, there are a wealth of hilariously-named places out there, all prime for parody. These may be only relevant to English-speakers, and my humour may be a tad more puerile than most, but you’re sure to find something in here to make you chuckle. Enjoy…

USA

Being a relatively new country, the U.S has little excuse of some of the more crass names in this list; arguably more side-splitting however are the totally inexplicable Monkey’s Eyebrow and Blue Goose Bucksnort, as well the somewhat off-putting ‘boring’.

Monkey’s Eyebrow, Arizona
Why, Arizona
Welcome Home, Arkansas
Surprise, Indiana
Gay, Michigan
Boring, Maryland
Sugar T*t, South Carolina
Mexican Hat, Utah
Scott’s Bottom, Wyoming
Blue Goose Bucksnort, Tenasee

UK

Lost, United Kingdom

Like an old relative who swears a lot, we can look upon the UK’s ‘rude’ place names fondly, safe in the knowledge that most of them at least are quaint and innocent. The UK is unique in that it plays to the only place in the world with an exclamation mark in its name.

Barton-in-the-Beans
Devil’s Dyke
Jump
Beer
Weston Under-Lizard
Rotten Bottom
Westward Ho!
The Bastard
Football Hole
Lost

Europe

Europeans are renowned for being extroverted and having relaxed attitudes, qualities that are very much evident in some of these town names. Of course the names mean something totally different in the native languages to what they do in English, which only serves to add to the hilarity!

F***ing, Austria
Fishkill, Netherlands
Crap, Albania
Hell, Norway
A, Norway
Condom, France
Middlefart, Denmark
Rottenegg, Switzerland
Puke, Albania
Worms, Germany

Australia

Gooloogong, Australia

A quick glance at map of Australia reveals that many of the place names are simply ported over from the UK, the ones that aren’t however are frankly, insane. If they don’t look like the noise someone makes when they sneeze then they’re just downright rude!

Wagga Wagga
Woolloomooloo
Come by Chance
Wooroloo
Gooloogong
Mount Buggery
Cockburn (Ko-burn)
Tom Ugly
Bald K**b
Jimcumbilly

Joe is a travel blogger who hopes to find some hilarious place names when he goes on his Majorca holidays later this year!

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