Cockayne

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Cockaigne. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A surname from Middle English.

Synonyms

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cloudlanddreamlanddystopiaedenfaeriefairyland

Etymology

From Middle English cokayne (“cloud-cuckooland, Cockaigne”), a nickname for an idle dreamer.

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