Never-never
[nev-er-nev-er] /ˈnɛv ərˈnɛv ər/
noun
1.
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2.
British Slang. .
adjective
3.
not real or true; imaginary or ideal; illusory:
the never-never world of the cinema.
noun
1.
the hire-purchase system of buying
2.
(Austral) remote desert country, as that of W Queensland and central Australia
adjective
3.
imaginary; idyllic (esp in the phrase never-never land)
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- Nevers
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- Never say never
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