# Slobbovia

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Used as a placeholder country name in textbook problems, classroom examples, etc.
2. A play-by-mail roleplaying game notionally based on Diplomacy.

## Etymology
From slob + -ov (forming Slavic possessives) + -ia (forming placenames). First used as Lower Slobbovia in the Li'l Abner comic strip in 1946, its capital named "Raswashingsputin, D.C.", and its culture largely bagel-based, with vague reference to poor but moderately developed countries similar to Eastern Europe. Later maps of Lower Slobbovia placed it in Manchuria and eastern Siberia.
Compare sloboda, a similar-sounding word from Slavic languages.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slobbovia