English Explanatory Dictionary

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Massachusetts, USA.

Pronunciation

/leɪk tʃɑɹ.ɡɑɡˌəˌɡɑɡˌmæn.tʃɑˈɡæ.ɡɑɡ.tʃɑ.buˌnæ.ɡuŋ.ɡə.mɑɡ/ en-us-Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg.ogg /leɪk tʃɑː.ɡɒɡˌəˌɡɒɡˌmanˈtʃaʊ̯.ɡə.ɡɒɡ.tʃaʊ̯.bʊˌnə.ɡʊŋ.ɡə.mɔːɡ/

Word forms

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

Etymology

A compound of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogg, alternative spelling of Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg, a fanciful name appearing on early maps that adds meaningless syllables to the name of the nearby Manchaug Pond + Chaubunagungamaug, the lake's original name (see that entry for its history). Invented along with a fanciful translation of "I'll fish on my side [of the lake], you fish on your side, and nobody fishes in the middle" in 1921 by Laurence J. Daly, the editor of The Webster Times.

Synonyms

Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Massachusetts USA

Related words

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