never-never
Idealized fictional place
Never-never refers to something imaginary, ideal, or impossibly remote from reality.
Never-never land is a fantasy realm where normal rules don't apply—from the setting in Peter Pan where children never grow up.
In British and Australian slang, the never-never is a hire-purchase or installment plan: buying furniture on the never-never.
In Australia, the never-never also means the remote outback—land so distant it might as well not exist.
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
bush · frontier · beyond · boondocks · interior · unexplored · wasteland · desolate
Imaginative play or fantasy
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- storybookBook of tales
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
fantastical · fable · escapism · illusion · legend · lore · mythos · tall-tale
State of unrealistic fantasy
- wonderlandMagical place of marvels
- eldoradoImaginary realm of riches
- elysiumIdeal realm of joy
- dreamlandSleep state with visions
Incapable of occurring
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- out-of-reachBeyond one's grasp
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
illusory · unrealistic · pie-in-the-sky · unobtainable · impracticable · quixotic · mirage · will-o-the-wisp
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
hinterland · bush · frontier · beyond · boondocks · interior · unexplored · wasteland · desolate · nowhere
make-believe
Imaginative play or fantasy
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- storybookBook of tales
- enchantedUnder magical influence
whimsical · fantastical · fable · escapism · illusion · legend · lore · mythos · tall-tale · allegory
cloud-cuckoo-land
State of unrealistic fantasy
- wonderlandMagical place of marvels
- eldoradoImaginary realm of riches
- elysiumIdeal realm of joy
impossible
Incapable of occurring
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- out-of-reachBeyond one's grasp
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
hopeless · illusory · unrealistic · pie-in-the-sky · unobtainable · impracticable · quixotic · mirage · will-o-the-wisp
never-neverreality
What actually exists
real world · actuality · here and now · terra firma · the present
never-nevernow
The present moment
immediately · always · right away · at once · forthwith
never-nevercash
Ready spending funds
upfront payment · lump sum · cash in hand · cash payment · cash on the barrelhead
never, ever, evermore, everlasting, forever, whenever, wherever, whatever, however