pipe-dream
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pipe-dream
- /ˈpaɪpdriːm/ UK
- /ˈpaɪpˌdrim/ US
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From pipe dream (noun).
verb pipe-dreams · pipe-dreaming · pipe-dreamed
- To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility. Love is life sublime, / Ev'ry moment that I'm / Only wasting my time / Pipe dreaming of you, / Pipe dreaming of you, […]
Talk about this word "pipe-dream." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pipe-dream. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pipe-dream. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pipe-dream "pipe-dream." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pipe-dream.
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@misc{pipe_dream_2026,
title = {pipe-dream},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pipe-dream},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
