Kokomo

North of Indianapolis

Kokomo is a city in north-central Indiana, the seat of Howard County, known historically as an industrial and manufacturing center.

The name gained wider cultural recognition through the Beach Boys' 1988 hit song, which describes a fictional tropical paradise rather than the actual Midwestern city.

We drove through Kokomo on our way to Indianapolis.

song

getaway

Swift departure or retreat

  • ArubaDutch Caribbean island nation
  • JamaicaCaribbean island nation
  • BermudaNorth Atlantic island group

Bahama · Montego · tropics · paradise · cocktail · escape · fantasy · daydream · carefree · melody

Indiana

Midwest

North-central American region

manufacturing · industry · downtown · heartland · Chrysler · transmission

Categories
Opposites
tropical paradise vs. mundane reality

Kokomocubicle

Partitioned office workspace

office · reality · nine-to-five · rust belt · frozen tundra

GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTER (for Kokomo, Indiana)

KokomoMiami

Southeast Florida coastal city

Honolulu · Key West · tropical paradise · Bermuda · Aruba

tropical paradise ideal

KokomoSiberia

Russia's eastern expanse

Antarctica · Fargo · Nome · Nuuk · gulag

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G