blunderland en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblʌndəˌlænd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈblʌndɚˌlænd/ (US)
Etymology
Blend of blunder + wonderland.
Meanings
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(derogatory, humorous) Something that does not live up to the name wonderland; a place where things go wrong.
This is how we have treated the training of the spirit of inquisitiveness, leading our future on novel paths, but leading to a 'blunderland'.
1998, Architecture + Design:But by the end of her academic life, unlike Alice, she felt more in a blunderland; a consequence she said of the overall degradation of the environment.
2021 April 22, Anu Kapur, Life as a Geographer in India, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 1988:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blunderlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |