pipe dream
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nounDefinition of PIPE DREAM
: an illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story
See Examples of PIPE DREAM
- His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.
- <opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream>
Origin of PIPE DREAM
from the fantasies brought about by the smoking of opium
First Known Use: 1896
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Rhymes with PIPE DREAM
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