never-never

[ nev-er-nev-er ]

/ ˈnɛv ərˈnɛv ər /

noun

never-never land.

British Slang. hire-purchase system.

adjective

not real or true; imaginary or ideal; illusory: the never-never world of the cinema.

Origin of never-never

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby never-never

never hear the end of, neverland, nevermind, never miss a trick, nevermore, never-never, never-never land, never put off until tomorrow, Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, Nevers, Never say die

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Example sentences from the Web for never-never

And this never-never tepid retread of a Bush-era policy is, incredibly, the only actual policy on offer.
The Flapdoodle Campaign|Megan McArdle|October 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This was an other-world desert, one spawned in the fires of hell—a never-never land of scalding heat and unbelievable cold.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
Sadly enough, there are too many who Never-Never do leave it.
We of the Never-Never|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
What castles in fairyland they build for us, what never-never ships they send to sea!
Hempfield|David Grayson

These wondrous waterways have little part in that mystical holding power of the Never-Never.
We of the Never-Never|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
"There's time enough for everything in the Never-Never," he said.
We of the Never-Never|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn

British Dictionary definitions for never-never

never-never

/ informal /

noun

the hire-purchase system of buying

Australian remote desert country, as that of W Queensland and central Australia

adjective

imaginary; idyllic (esp in the phrase never-never land)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	never-never
释义	never-never [ nev-er-nev-er ] / ˈnɛv ərˈnɛv ər / noun never-never land. British Slang. hire-purchase system. adjective not real or true; imaginary or ideal; illusory: the never-never world of the cinema. Origin of never-never First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby never-never never hear the end of, neverland, nevermind, never miss a trick, nevermore, never-never, never-never land, never put off until tomorrow, Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, Nevers, Never say die Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for never-never And this never-never tepid retread of a Bush-era policy is, incredibly, the only actual policy on offer. The Flapdoodle Campaign\|Megan McArdle\|October 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST This was an other-world desert, one spawned in the fires of hell—a never-never land of scalding heat and unbelievable cold. First on the Moon\|Jeff Sutton Sadly enough, there are too many who Never-Never do leave it. We of the Never-Never\|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn What castles in fairyland they build for us, what never-never ships they send to sea! Hempfield\|David Grayson These wondrous waterways have little part in that mystical holding power of the Never-Never. We of the Never-Never\|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn "There's time enough for everything in the Never-Never," he said. We of the Never-Never\|Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn British Dictionary definitions for never-never never-never / informal / noun the hire-purchase system of buying Australian remote desert country, as that of W Queensland and central Australia adjective imaginary; idyllic (esp in the phrase never-never land) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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