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[–] nowherelord@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

As @CryptoKitten@sh.itjust.works pointed out, the origin of the expression is "au Diable Vauvert", or "at the Vauvert Devil". I just read about it, and Vauvert is a castle in France, reputed in the Middle Ages to be the home of the Devil, for one reason or another. It just means "somewhere very far away".