cloud-cuckoo-land
noun/klaʊdˈkʊkuːlænd/
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía), from Aristophanes.
- calqued from Νεφελοκοκκυγία
Definitions
An imaginary place where silly or unrealistic people metaphorically reside.
- That glabrous dome that lifts itself so grand, / There in the marish, is the omphalos, / The navel, umbo, middle, central boss / Of the unique, sole, true Cloud-Cuckoo Land.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
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