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Wally World

Wally World proper noun: a fictional or hypothetical large theme park.

Proper noun

Wally World

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A fictional or hypothetical large theme park.
    • The Tennessee Valley Authority's scheme to turn the Land Between the Lakes into Wally World has been stopped.1996, Field & Stream, volume 101, numbers 7-12, page 17
    • Forget Disney, Universal, and Wally World. Vegas was there before them all — the ultimate adult theme park.1996, Michael Roney, Michael Utvich, The Guerrilla Guide to High-tech Trade Shows, page 203
  2. (slang) A nickname for Walmart.
    • I thought I could replace him / so went down to a local wally world / and the salesman says / hey mister / what's a pet rock / and my heart grew cold / Lord / what's this world / coming to.2002, R. D. McManes, “i buried my pet rock”, in We Ain't in Kansas No More, page 29
    • "Wally World?" He felt like he was playing a new board game and was just getting the hang of the rules. “Around here,” Daisy said, “Wal-Mart is often called Wally World.2002, Shelby Lewis, Simply Marvelous, page 83

Examples of Wally World in a sentence

  • Obviously he [Clark Griswold] is missing the point, but at least he made it to the canyon and, eventually, Wally World.2010, Lee Silber, Time Management for the Creative Person, page 34:
  • Using the same technique I had used months before I should be able to get this old battle horse running all the way to Wally World.2010, J. L. Bourne, Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon, page 193:
  • I felt like Clark Griswold arriving at Wally World, only to find that it's closed for repairs.2011, John Sellers, The Old Man and the Swamp, page 59:
  • I had a nicely appointed (realtors' jargon for Wally World baroque) mobile home, a sort of plush culvert on wheels, and a new dog.2004, Bob Wyatt., Trout Hunting: The Pursuit of Happiness, page 172:

Forms of Wally World

alternative formWallyworld

Origin of Wally World

From Wally (shortening of Walmart) + world. Derived from Walley World, the name of a fictional theme park patterned after Disneyland in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).

Questions about Wally World

What does Wally World mean?
Wally World means a fictional or hypothetical large theme park.
How do you use Wally World in a sentence?
Obviously he [Clark Griswold] is missing the point, but at least he made it to the canyon and, eventually, Wally World.
What part of speech is Wally World?
Wally World is a proper noun.

Words near Wally World in the dictionary

  1. wallward
  2. wallwards
  3. wallwork
  4. wallwort
  5. wally
  6. Wally World
  7. wallyball
  8. wallyballs
  9. wallydraigle
  10. wallydraigles
  11. Wallyford

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