winter blunderland en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of winter wonderland + blunder.
Meanings
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(UK, derogatory, humorous) A disappointing winter wonderland Christmas fair
see title
2018 December 6, Kate Jackson, “Sick of winter blunderlands? Eight families rate the UK's best winter wonderlands”, in The Sun:Queues for miles, outrageous prices and a melting ice sculpture: it wouldn’t be Christmas without another tale of a disastrous “winter blunderland”
2025 December 1, Isabelle Frasier, “Walking in a winter blunderland: the tradition of the rubbish British Christmas festival”, in The Daily Telegraph:see title
2014 December 16, Julian Robinson, “‘Winter Blunderland’ designed by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen shuts down just nine days before Christmas – leaving furious parents up to £100 out of pocket”, in Daily Mail:The event last year was dubbed a “winter blunderland” after visitors complained they had arrived at the Bakewell Showground to find a field caked in mud, with few stalls and no Santa Claus.
2017 July 12, George Allen, “'Winter blunderland' organiser fined for putting up illegal adverts in Derbyshire”, in Derby Telegraph:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| winter blunderlands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |