Transcription
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- [nev-er nev-er]
- /ˈnɛv ər ˈnɛv ər/
- /ˈnevə(r) ˈnevə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nev-er nev-er]
- /ˈnɛv ər ˈnɛv ər/
Definitions of never-never word
- noun never-never never-never land. 1
- noun never-never British Slang. hire-purchase system. 1
- adjective never-never not real or true; imaginary or ideal; illusory: the never-never world of the cinema. 1
- noun never-never the hire-purchase system of buying 0
- noun never-never remote desert country, as that of W Queensland and central Australia 0
- adjective never-never imaginary; idyllic (esp in the phrase never-never land) 0
Information block about the term
Origin of never-never
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Never-never
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
never-never popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
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