Etymology

Wally World

Today it means: A fictional or hypothetical large theme park. Full definition →

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The story

From Wally (shortening of Walmart) + world. Derived from Walley World, the name of a fictional theme park patterned after Disneyland in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).

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