Meanings
nounthe never-never
- UKcolloquialThe hire purchase system, or credit purchases.
- AustraliafigurativelyThe Australian outback.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Suggesting that the would-be purchaser may never manage to complete the payments and take ownership.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
never-never. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never-never
MLA
“never-never.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never-never. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “never-never,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never-never.
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