flyover state

English

Noun

flyover state (plural flyover states)

(US, mildly pejorative) Any state of the United States that is often passed over by intercoastal / transcontinental flights, rather than being a popular destination. (the Gulf coast, Great Plains, Appalachia, Rocky Mountain states)

Related terms

flyover country

See also

Podunk

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