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never-never

[ nev-er-nev-er ]

adjective

  1. not real or true; imaginary or ideal; illusory:

    the never-never world of the cinema.

never-never

noun

  1. the hire-purchase system of buying
  2. remote desert country, as that of W Queensland and central Australia
“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


adjective

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of never-never1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

And this never-never tepid retread of a Bush-era policy is, incredibly, the only actual policy on offer.

So, 43 times, and never—never—has an opposition party tried to do anything like this.

"Well, I never—never—" she exclaimed, as Isabel hastily marshalled her up the stair and into the house.

He had said of her, "She is kind and pitiful; but she would never love me—a broken-spirited man—never—never."

Give me—your hand, Deirdre—never—never thought I'd reach you—but I couldn't die—there—in the dark—down by the creek.

Doctor Gardiner may talk to you of love, but he will never—never speak to you of marriage.

"I never meant to rob them—to rob any one, never—never—" His voice broke slightly on those words.

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