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Never-Never

Pronunciation: /ˌnɛvəˈnɛvə/

Definition of Never-Never
  • 1Australian the unpopulated desert country of the interior of Australia; the remote outback.
  • 2 (Never-Never Land (or Country)) a region of Northern Territory, Australia, south-east of Darwin; chief town, Katherine.

Origin:

mid 19th century: so named from the notion that one might never return from such remote country