never-never land

A form of neverland — An ideal, fantastical, imaginary, or dreamlike place.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of neverland.

    Exit light / Enter night / Take my hand / We're off to never-never land

    1991 July 29, “Enter Sandman”, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich (music), performed by Metallica
    1 more example

    Morocco is the never-never land of Africa. Captious readers of the war news may, in their comfortable zeal, think the term applicable to other regions of ...

    1863, George Smith with William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill magazine, volume 9, page 75

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

Broader
imaginary placemythical placefictitious place

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“never-never land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never-never%20land. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “never-never land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/never-never%20land.

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