cloud cuckoo land
noun /ˌklaʊd ˈkʊkuː lænd/
/ˌklaʊd ˈkʊkuː lænd/
(British English) (North American English la-la land)
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)- if you say that somebody is living in cloud cuckoo land, you mean that they do not understand what a situation is really like, but think it is much better than it is
- Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: translation of Greek Nephelokokkugia, the name of the city built by the birds in Aristophanes' comedy Birds, from nephelē ‘cloud’ + kokkux ‘cuckoo’.