nether world

noun
1.
the infernal regions; hell.
2.
the afterworld, or the hereafter.
Also, neth·er·world.


Origin:
1630–40

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nether world
 
n
1.  the world after death; the underworld
2.  hell
3.  a criminal underworld

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Nether world is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Her gnomes are in rebellion, or are holding high carnival with elfish imps from
  some nether world.
Some inhabit the nether world of loan sharks and bail bondsmen.
They commit untold hours in the nether world of interagency-intergovernmental
  coordination.
It's quite possible that the bulk of nether world imagery in our culture
  derives precisely from the penal experience.
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