never-never land

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never-never land

A child dreams of visiting never-never land.

Definition

Noun: - An imaginary, ideal, or fantastically perfect place or situation; a dreamlike utopia that exists only in one's imagination or fantasies.

Usage
  • This noun is used to describe a fictional, idealized place or state of being that is unrealistically perfect or exists only in dreams.
  • It is often used with a slightly critical or wistful tone to highlight the impracticality or impossibility of an idea or plan.
  • It is typically used as a singular, proper noun (often capitalized) but can also be used in lowercase.
Examples
Advanced Usage
  • Capitalization: When used as a proper noun to name a specific fictional place (like in J.M. Barrie's ), it is capitalized: or . In more general, metaphorical use, it is often written in lowercase: .
  • Conceptual Use: Can be used to critique policies, ideas, or budgets that are detached from reality.
    • The proposed budget is a flight of fancy, a complete never-never land.
Variants and Related Words
  • Neverland (n): The more common modern spelling, especially referring to the fictional island in .
  • Dreamland (n): A state of sleep or a place existing only in dreams.
  • Fantasyland (n): An imaginary place or situation, often used similarly to .
  • Utopia (n): An imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect. (More formal and philosophical than ).
Synonyms
  • Pipe dream: An unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme.
  • Fairyland: An imaginary realm of fairies; also used for an idealized place.
  • Cloud-cuckoo-land: A state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy.
  • La-la land: A state of being out of touch with reality (informal, from Los Angeles nickname).
Idioms and Phrases
  • To be in never-never land: To be daydreaming or completely out of touch with practical realities.
    • Stop living in never-never land and face the facts.
  • A never-never land proposal: A plan or suggestion that is completely unrealistic.
    • The committee dismissed the report as a never-never land proposal.
never-never land

A child dreams of visiting never-never land.

Noun
  1. a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

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