Pipe Dream Definition

noun
A fantastic idea, vain hope or plan, etc.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
pipe dream
Plural:
pipe-dreams

Origin of Pipe Dream

  • From the fantasies induced by smoking a pipe of opium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the fantasies experienced when smoking an opium pipe.

    From Wiktionary

Pipe Dream Sentence Examples

  • The trio finally called it a night with the likely hood of restful sleep a pipe dream.

  • As a mater of fact, she was starting to think that her idea of the right man was nothing more than a pipe dream.

  • The NHS is admittedly a huge organization and eliminating fraud completely, although desirable, can probably never be more than a pipe dream.

  • However, Washington 's plan to unseat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is still a pipe dream.

  • Full term for twins may sound like a pipe dream.

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