A list of 89 words by sionnach.
- east jabipwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- digitopoliswas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- dictionopoliswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- the crow roadwas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- bifrostwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- midgardwas added by sionnach and appears on 6 lists
- niflheimwas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
- jotunheimwas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- asgardwas added by sionnach and appears on 12 lists
- tartaruswas added by sionnach and appears on 9 lists
- purgatorywas added by sionnach and appears on 50 lists
- lilliputwas added by sionnach and appears on 9 lists
- brobdingnagwas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
- yoknapatawpha countywas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- davy jones' lockerwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- queer streetwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- mount doomwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- the tower of babelwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- shantytownwas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
- the emerald citywas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- the groves of academewas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- tin pan alleywas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- city of diswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- cocytuswas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
- malebolgewas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
- plato's cavewas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- vinelandwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- the doldrumswas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- bermuda trianglewas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- jacob's ladderwas added by sionnach and appears on 10 lists
- slough of despondwas added by sionnach and appears on 15 lists
- rainbow bridgewas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
- the pearly gateswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- chaoswas added by sionnach and appears on 147 lists
- pandemoniumwas added by sionnach and appears on 162 lists
- bedlamwas added by sionnach and appears on 108 lists
- tír na nÓgwas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
- the river styxwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- hadeswas added by sionnach and appears on 20 lists
- elysian fieldswas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
- garden of the hesperideswas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- dark side of the moonwas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
- the gulag archipelagowas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- chinatownwas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
- hotel californiawas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- penny lanewas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- strawberry fieldswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- yellow brick roadwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- fountain of youthwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- king solomon's mineswas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- mount olympuswas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- valhallawas added by sionnach and appears on 24 lists
- bluebeard's chamberwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- sin citywas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- santa's workshopwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- levittownwas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- hoovervillewas added by sionnach and appears on 5 lists
- main streetwas added by sionnach and appears on 7 lists
- wall streetwas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
- lemuriawas added by sionnach and appears on 9 lists
- atlantiswas added by sionnach and appears on 22 lists
- hyperboreawas added by sionnach and appears on 11 lists
- mudvillewas added by sionnach and appears on just this list
- newcastlewas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- xanaduwas added by sionnach and appears on 31 lists
- timbuktuwas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
- gothamwas added by sionnach and appears on 17 lists
- arcadiawas added by sionnach and appears on 24 lists
- ultima thulewas added by sionnach and appears on 6 lists
- skid rowwas added by sionnach and appears on 10 lists
- grub streetwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- hy-brassilwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- fleet streetwas added by sionnach and appears on 3 lists
- sodom and gomorrahwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- beyond the palewas added by sionnach and appears on 16 lists
- shangri-lawas added by sionnach and appears on 21 lists
- limbowas added by sionnach and appears on 75 lists
- brigadoonwas added by sionnach and appears on 17 lists
- between scylla and charybdiswas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- the land of nodwas added by sionnach and appears on 4 lists
- serendipwas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
- calvarywas added by sionnach and appears on 18 lists
- gethsemanewas added by sionnach and appears on 17 lists
- ozwas added by sionnach and appears on 12 lists
- coventrywas added by sionnach and appears on 8 lists
- edenwas added by sionnach and appears on 26 lists
- rubiconwas added by sionnach and appears on 36 lists
- waterloowas added by sionnach and appears on 13 lists
- canossawas added by sionnach and appears on 2 lists
bilby commented on the list metaphorical-places
How about Waikikamukau (pronounced 'Why-kick-a-moo-cow')? It's "a bogus Maori word for an imaginary small rural town or locality in New Zealand. New Zealanders use the word for any town or to denote a particularly remote rural town."
The Australian equivalent is Woop-Woop.
January 1, 2008
colleen commented on the list metaphorical-places
Lower Shebobia is a real place in Nova Scotia... I think. :D One of my colleagues uses it to refer to any place remote, which is (pardon the pun) miles above the usual Bumfuck variations you hear from most folks.
January 2, 2008
chained_bear commented on the list metaphorical-places
Ha! I'm going to use Waikikamukau frequently in the future.
Sionnach, I was very disturbed when I clicked on this list to read the latest comment, and saw that you have 6666 words. AAAAGH! The number of the beast!! Congrats anyway. (And happy 2008...)
January 2, 2008
arcadia commented on the list metaphorical-places
Glad to see my name made it on this list, for it's poetic attributes I suppose, since Arcadia IS an actual, geographical place one can visit.
January 17, 2008
uselessness commented on the list metaphorical-places
I've been to Arcadia, Florida. Nothing to write home about, unless you're a great fan of desolation. ;-) One of my favorite video games is an RPG called Skies of Arcadia. I'm currently on my fourth run through it, and though the game's been out for years, it never gets old.
January 17, 2008
arcadia commented on the list metaphorical-places
--uselessness-- try Arcadia, Greece, next time, and you'll probably have more to "write home about". The original is always better. I suspect this "Arcadia, FL" of which you speak is a classic example of intentional misleading place naming, a la "Greenland".
January 18, 2008
pomegranate commented on the list metaphorical-places
sionnach, I love this list! For other Snicket fans out there, I recommend the addition of Briny Beach, the Mortmain Mountains, Lake Lachrymose, and my all-time favourite, the Hotel Denouement. Oh... and the Village of Fowl Devotees.
January 18, 2008
oroboros commented on the list metaphorical-places
Lower Slobobia and Upper Slobobia were featured in the Lil' Abner cartoon strip from time to time as I recall.
January 18, 2008
asativum commented on the list metaphorical-places
Depending how metaphorical the places need to be, consider pilfering a few from my Never been there list.
January 18, 2008
marky commented on the list metaphorical-places
cool list! also see: http://www.wordnik.com/lists/metaphorical-locations
January 21, 2013