Hinterland

Origin: Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar). The term's use in English was first documented by geographer George Chisholm in his Handbook of Commercial Geography (1888).

1. The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.

"early settlers were driven from the coastal areas into the hinterland"

synonyms: backwoods, backwater, wilds, wilderness, bush, back of beyond, back-country; More

informal-sticks, middle of nowhere, boondocks, boonies;

outback

2. An area lying beyond what is visible or known.

1. "Jody always worried that his father would take them back to the hinterland"
2. "in the hinterland of his mind these things rose, dark and ominous"

by LNikkita March 13, 2018

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Hinteresting

“Hmnn sounds hinteresting” a word I made up at 4:00am that means I’m interested in what you’re doing and hinting at an invite

Created by @taragracey twitter

Other- “I’m going to go see a movie later, there’s a couple good new ones out”

Tara- “Hmnn sounds hinteresting”
Other- *sigh* “do want to come also?”

Tara- “YES I’ll see you later!”

by TaraJosephineGracey June 10, 2018

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