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weissnichtwo


weiss·nicht·wo

noun \ˈvī-ˌsnik(t)-ˈvō\
weiss·nicht·wos

Definition of WEISSNICHTWO

usually capitalized : an indefinite, unknown, or imaginary place

Origin of WEISSNICHTWO

from Weissnichtwo, imaginary city in the satirical work Sartor Resartus (1833-34) by Thomas Carlyle died 1881 Scottish essayist and historian, from German weiss nicht wo (I) know not where